With some terrific road trip options in the surrounding area, renting a car makes sense. Without one, it wouldn’t be half as easy to experience everything that Te Awamutu, 25 miles away, has to offer. Among the first stops you make here ought to be Alphra Lavenders, Te Awamutu Museum and St Paul’s Church. Locals will also probably point you in the direction of Cambridge, 35 miles away. If you only have time for one attraction here, make sure it’s Cambridge Raceway. (But we’d also recommend Cambridge Farmers’ Market and Cambridge Museum.)