Just letting you all know if you are traveling in the area from Auckland to Hamilton or visa versa then you may like to stop off at Pokeno. It is a quick 5 minute detour with the result of fantastic ice creams at either of the two ice cream shops there. There is also a lovely Pokeno Bacon shop with delicious meats etc and a dairy. Also a Gas station if you need any. I do not have any affiliations to Pokeno just a long history of always stopping off there for ice creams both when the main highway went through Pokeno and afterwards like now when there is a slight detour. There are also toilets if you need a pit stop. Enjoy!
Pokeno, Auckland