Te Wepu

The Pods

Dotted throughout Te Wepu’s 30ha of working farmland and bush are three sleeping pod sites. Each site has two pods; a dedicated sleeping pod which sleeps two and each has a spectacular view of the Onawe Peninsula and French Farm Bay.

Each one has its own private setting including wood fired hot tub (emptied, cleaned and refreshed after each guest), fire pit, an eco-friendly waterless (and odourless) Bioloo, camping facilities including a gas BBQ, and delicious fresh spring water. The other pod is your utility pod which includes a composting bio loo, changing area with towels and bathrobes for your hot tub experience.

The pods sites have been strategically positioned out of sight and sound from each other.

Te Wepu is one of the few glamping options in New Zealand with a Gold Qualmark award so it doesn't get much better than that!

Solar power ensures you have lighting in the Pod as well as the ability to charge phones.

There is 4WD vehicle access to 2 of the Pods but the Bococks’ 4X4 Kubota (known as Donald) can take you; so you can choose to either:

Have yourselves and your gear delivered to your Pod door by your hosts, or
Send your gear up in the 4x4 and you can hike up. The hiking track takes about 20-30 minutes. It begins at the carpark, alongside the home of our resident Morepork. It takes you through a Rhododendron dell and a Walnut grove, alongside the Te Wepu stream, and finishes with a short climb through farmland to your Pod. Banks Peninsula boasts a glorious micro-climate and, in the heat of summer, the hot tubs make pretty awesome cold tubs too!
Drive yourselves in your own 4WD up this track. You must be competent at 4WD'ing and the Bococks accept no responsibilty for you and your vehicle while driving on their property.

Included in your nightly price are:

the 5 minute drive to and from your Pod (if required)
a comfortable bed
luxurious linen
bath robes and towels
camping facilities, including gas BBQ and high quality chilly bin, with ice packs to keep food and drinks cold.
A solar shower is at all the Pods and can be filled and heating upon request.
fire pit
your PRIVATE heating wood-fed hot tub
a light breakfast for the mornings you are there (and a few other essentials – getting away from it all doesn’t mean you have to go without a cuppa!)