Location

Himatangi Beach is home to the largest dune field in the country and is a hugely popular recreational area. It lies on the west coast of the North Island some 25 minutes by car from Palmerston North, 20 minutes to Levin and one hour and 45 minutes to Wellington.
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Close to major urban areas in the lower North Island, Himatangi Beach has great facilities, including a medical centre, general store, licensed restaurant, surf club, a library, churches, community centre, motor camp, chartered club and a radio station. It also has a reliable public water supply and a fantastic volunteer fire service of very dedicated people.

The beach is typical of those found on the west coast of New Zealand. Great opportunities for surfing and water sports exist and there is a strong surf club promoting safety. Let the kids play in the stream. Drive the coastline in a sand or beach buggy. Try sand yachting on the broad beach at low tide. Fishing is good, whitebaiting is available in season and tuatuas and pipis can be gathered at low tide. The beach can be accessed by car and the town welcomes careful drivers.

Organisations, Trades and Services

Himatangi Beach boasts a wide array of local organizations and tradespeople. This is just a sample of what is available in this growing community.

Himatangi Beach Store
Hunia Tce 
Open seven days. General store, petrol, takeaways, hot bread, papers

Himatangi Beach Health Clinic. Community Hall
Daily 10am-12noon except Sun. Wed 4pm – 6pm
Nurses are available outside clinic hours.

Himatangi Beach Library. Community Hall
A branch of the Feilding Library staffed by local volunteers.
Open Wed 12.30 -1.30pm & Sat 9.30 to 11am

Himatangi Beach Cosmopolitan Club.  
Hunia Tce
Open daily from 4pm.

Himatangi Beach Holiday Park
Koputara Rd
AA Award winning park.  Hosts: Dennis and Margaret Penney

Tartz Cafe
Hunia Tce
Open 7 days 8am - 4pm

Local Organisations

Himatangi Beach Volunteer Fire Brigade
Himatangi Beach Bowling Club
Ocean Waves Music Club
Girls Brigade
Boys Brigade
Community Centre
The Sewing Group
Tai Chi
Karate Club
St George's Anglican Church
St Mark's Methodist/Presbyterian Church
St Mark's Women's Fellowship
 
Local Trades Services

Local Community Patrol,
Concrete Contractor
Himatangi Beach Press,
Himatangi Transport
The Brick House Cafe
Oroua Downs Garage
Plumbing and Drainlaying Contractor
Eco Contracting, Building, Fencing, Repairs
Vern L Johnson Electrician

Doctors

Nagoor (Foxton) Mole (Foxton)  

Schools

Oroua Downs Primary School
Bainesse Primary School
Manawatu College, Foxton

School buses pick up from within the community daily.

Telephone and Internet Services

Telephone Calls: Himatangi Beach is part of the Palmerston North free
dialling area, so no toll calls to or from the city. In addition, we have free
dialling to Foxton.
For calls from outside this free dialling area to Himatangi Beach, use area codeprefix (06).

Broadband: The community does not currently have access to Broadband, but Sandown Park has contracted InspireNet, based in Palmerston North, to install their range of services to the subdivision via their own direct link.