Signature Experiences
Our curated collection with local Matakana providers: vineyard tables and chef-led dinners at the Cookhouse, guided walks and coastal mornings, golf at the region's links, wellness in the dome, and cultural experiences shared with local storytellers.
A chef cooks for your party alone, built around the coast's growers and fishers.
Forty minutes by road, ten by helicopter. Tee times and coaching arranged.
Lifted from the helipad to the water and back for lunch.
An evening walk in the open sanctuary with infrared torches.
Six galleries, three sculpture gardens, and a vineyard in Matakana, with lunch at Rothko.
Yoga, meditation, and massage in the dome or on the deck.
Matakana Village Farmers Market, seven minutes away. Go early.
A skippered boat across the Gulf to Governor Grey's Mansion House.
Boutique, family-owned vineyards, a sculpture trail, and a wine bar that pours only local.
Bespoke tours
Our exclusive touring partner builds a private day around your party: vineyards, makers, the market, parks and beaches, with a local guide who collects you at the door and handles everything in between.
Bespoke Tours with Terra & TidePrivate dining
One table, twelve to eighteen, a chef cooking for your party alone. Bluestone hosts small private gatherings at the Cookhouse, seating 12 to 18. Larger celebrations are considered case by case; please enquire and we will confirm in writing what is possible.
Who we host
Booking units: the Boat House, the Studio, the Safari Tents, the Cabins
Absolute privacy and beautiful simplicity, one hour from Auckland. Arrive by Friday evening; be somewhere else entirely by dinner.
Booking units: the Main House, the Farmhouse, or Sole Occupancy of a property
A luxury family holiday where the house works as hard as you rest. Room for everyone, long lunches, kids in the paddock, no one has to cook unless they want to. Travelling with your own nanny? We can accommodate them on the Main Estate by arrangement.
Booking units: the Main House, or Sole Occupancy of the Main Estate or the whole estate
Sole Occupancy of a private New Zealand coastal collection, total discretion, twenty minutes from Auckland by helicopter. Bookable in its entirety for forty.
Booking units: any residence, matched to the group
The finest private base for a New Zealand golf journey: forty minutes from Te Arai Links, tailored hosting, and the whole coast for the days between rounds.
Booking units: Sole Occupancy of the Main Estate or the Ridge, the Farmhouse with the Cookhouse
A private coastal sanctuary where thinking and celebrating come easily, with chef-led dinners at the Cookhouse for one table of twelve to eighteen.
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