NEW TOURIST RESORT

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16826, 13 December 1928, Page 6

NEW TOURIST RESORT

COUNTRY CLUB AT ARAPUNI The establishment in the near future of a country club on the shores of Lake Arapuni will give additional variety to New Zealand's tourist attractions. The proposed residential club will be erected some miles above the dam. The club has already been incorporated under the name of" the Henley Club, and the new resort will be known as "Henley-oh-Waikato." The proposal is the outcome of numerous suggestions made by overseas tourists, who have .pointed out the wide-spread popularity of such institutions in Great Britain. Willi trout-fishing available and a big tract of suitable game country handy to the club, the situation is ideal for -the purpose. A golf course, tennis courts and bowling greens will be laid out, and aquatic pastimes will also bo possible on the waters of the lake. The site is only eight miles from the railway station at Putarurrrr and good road access is available. To complete the advantages of the site are beautiful sceniS sunoundings, high, healthy altitude and historical Maori associations. *^ An area of nearly 1000 acres has beeji secured, with a frontage of one milel while options have been secured for a further 1500 acres adjoining the lake, a portion of the latter area to be used for afforestation purposes and also as a game reserve. The clearing of the property will be commenced immediately after Christmas, and it is hoped that the clubhouse will 'be erected before next season. In the meantime, the property is open to the public for camping sites.