Puna Tiny Home is a 1 hour and 15 minutes drive from Auckland, 1 hour and 50 minutes from Tauranga and 1 hour from Hamilton. The closest town is Te Kauwhata which is 20 minutes away.
Stylishly decorated, the tiny house contains a small kitchen, bathroom and living area below - with a queen bed on a mezzanine floor. Outside is a covered deck area with seating, a BBQ and a lawn area.
Situated on a large farm, on the edge of a bush block, the tiny house is surrounded by mature totara trees, with beautiful views looking down the Waipuna Valley. Enjoy a soak in the outdoor hot tub situated on its own elevated spot overlooking the rolling farmland hills. And in the evenings, watch as the sun sets and the night sky comes to life.
The peace, quiet and feeling of seclusion at this place are perfect for those looking to step outside their busy lives - and take a long, relaxing breath of fresh country air.
FROM $280
572 Waipuna Road, Waerenga 3781
Puna Tiny Home is 1 hour and 15 minutes drive from Auckland, 1 hour and 50 minutes from Tauranga and 1 hour from Hamilton. The closest town is Te Kauwhata which is 20 minutes away.
Detailed arrival instructions will be provided in a pre-arrival email 5 days prior to your stay.
Note: If you have booked within 5 days and haven't received a pre-arrival email shortly after booking, please email us at [email protected].
The tiny house sleeps up to two people in a queen-size bed on a mezzanine floor.
Full linen, towels, and bedding are supplied. The duvet is goosedown with high-quality 100% cotton sheets and pillowcases. The pillows are feather and down. There is a linen quilt and extra blankets for extra warmth if required.
The kitchen is contained within the tiny house and has a 2-burner gas cooktop, sink, bench and food storage. There is a small fridge with a freezer compartment. All the pots, cutlery and utensils you'll need for cooking and eating are provided.
A Weber BBQ is provided for cooking alfresco.
Some pantry basics are supplied - olive oil, salt, pepper, milk, butter, sugar, tea and Raglan Roast Coffee for the percolator.
The bathroom is contained within the tiny house and has a shower, sink and a pleasant-to-use composting toilet. An outdoor hot tub is located on its own little deck overlooking the rolling farmland hills.
Hand wash, body wash and towels are provided.
Puna Tiny Home is completely off-the-grid and uses solar power for lighting and phone charging. If it’s sunny, the system will be generating power. If it’s not sunny, you’ll be using power from the bank of batteries. While there should be plenty of electricity for your stay, you will need to conserve to avoid running out.
Hot water is heated using a gas califont and cooking gas is supplied via LPG gas bottles.
Please leave hairdryers, hair straighteners, etc at home! There isn't enough solar power to run these types of appliances.
There is patchy mobile phone reception at the tiny house, but if you trek up the nearby hill, there will be enough coverage to confidently make phone calls. There are power outlets charging phones in the tiny house.
The hut has a small wood burner for heating and is insulated and double-glazed.
Puna Tinyhouse is open for winter stays, but bear in mind that you're booking an off-grid escape - without the usual luxuries of a fully powered home. Glamping is still a form of camping!
Puna Tinyhouse has lots of warm bedding, a small woodburner, and lots of other elements to make your stay cosy and atmospheric. If you book a stay in winter, brush up on your fire-lighting skills, bring your sense of adventure and be prepared for the elements!
Puna Tiny Home is an adults-only accommodation and is not suitable for children or infants.
If you're looking for a family-friendly glamping escape, use the filters on our 'find your escape' page to easily find them.
Puna Tiny Home has a 'no dog' policy (with no exceptions).
If you're looking for dog-friendly glamping, check out some of our other glamping spots in the Canopy Camping Escapes collection that welcome dogs - you can select the 'dogs welcome' filter in the search bar to easily find them.
Puna Tiny Home is very private. With expansive rural views, you'll feel completely secluded at this spot.
You'll need to drive across a ford and up a moderately steep gravel driveway (suitable for a 2-wheel drive car) to get to the tiny house. You'll be able to park right next to the tiny house for easy coming and going.
Puna Tinyhouse is set on a working farm with hazards such as stock, ponds and electric fences. Puna is a hill country farm and has some steep drop-offs to be aware of. It's important to avoid any unnecessary stock disturbances as animals (especially cattle) can be unpredictable.
There is a 1.6m high retaining wall running along the front of the tinyhouse and driveway to be aware of.
For Health and Safety purposes, it’s very important to follow the safety guidelines and terms that you will find in your welcome guide.
All Year Round:
Puna Tiny Home has a standard minimum stay period of 2 nights with no exceptions.
Public Holiday Weekends:
The minimum booking period for long weekends such as Labour Weekend, Anniversary Weekend, etc is 3 nights. The minimum booking period for Easter is 4 nights. There are sometimes longer minimum stay periods across Christmas and New Year and these will be specified in the online availability calendar.
Our minimum night policies are strictly adhered to. Please note that there are no exceptions to the policies for Puna Tiny Home.
Our minimum night policies are strictly adhered to. Please note that there are no exceptions to the policies outlined below for Puna Tiny Home.
All Year Round:
Puna Tiny Home has a standard minimum stay period of 2 nights with no exceptions.
Public Holiday Weekends:
The minimum booking period for long weekends such as Labour Weekend, Anniversary Weekend, etc is 3 nights. The minimum booking period for Easter is 4 nights. There are sometimes longer minimum stay periods across Christmas and New Year and these will be specified in the online availability calendar.
All Year Round:
The night rate is $280 for up to two people.
Give the gift of glamping! Gift Vouchers are available for use at any of our glamping spots in the Canopy Camping Escapes collection. These are provided in electronic format, for you to print out and pop in a greeting card for the lucky recipient. Read more about our gift vouchers, including how to purchase one, here.
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1.2 By making a booking through our website (here) (Website), you, as the person making the booking, agree to be bound by these terms and conditions (Booking Conditions).
1.3 Canopy Camping Escapes enters into these Booking Conditions as an agent for the Host. That means that you are making an agreement with the Host for the use of its property. Anything Canopy Camping Escapes does (including enforcing any of the Host’s rights), it does so as agent for the Host and is not a party to your agreement with the Host.
1.4 In these terms:
2.1 If you book within 28 Days of your check-in time, full payment via credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard) is required at the time of booking. If you book more than 28 Days prior to your check-in time, a deposit of 10% is required to confirm your booking and secure the property. This will be charged to your credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard) at the time of booking. A credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard) payment surcharge of up to 2.5% will be applied to all credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard) payments.
2.2 Bookings are considered confirmed once you have made your online booking and payment and we have sent an email to the address provided to us which confirms both the payment and your booking details. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please contact us as soon as possible. However, we (as agent for the Host) reserve the right to cancel any booking within 12 Days of the confirmation email where we discover that you, or any of your guests, has previously breached these Booking Conditions in relation to a previous booking. In that case, you will receive an email advising you that the booking has been declined, and the full amount paid by you at the time of booking will be refunded to the credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard) you provided during the booking process.
2.3 If you book more than 28 Days prior to your check-in time, the remaining balance of your stay will be due 28 Days prior to your check in time. An email reminder will be sent to you at this time requesting payment for the outstanding balance. The reminder email gives you the option to pay the remaining balance by A2A (Internet Banking) or credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard). If your payment has not been received within 24 hours, the remaining balance will automatically be charged to the credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard) used at the time of booking. Please note: a 2.5% credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard) payment surcharge is applied to all payments made by credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard). Credit/Debit Card data is held in a secure and encrypted environment.
2.4 If any amount is not paid when due, you will forfeit your deposit and your booking will be cancelled.
3.1 Your 10% deposit (or 10% of the value of your stay if you have paid in full) is non-refundable, however it can be transferred to another booking made within 12 months of the date of confirmation of your original booking, if you cancel your stay more than 21 Days prior to your check-in time.
3.2 Cancellation or date changes by you that are between 3 and 21 Days prior to your check-in time will result in 50% of the total cost of your stay being charged. Cancellation or date changes made 3 Days (72 hours) or less prior to your check-in time will result in 100% of the total cost of your stay being charged.
3.3 Date changes made more than 21 Days prior to your check-in time are allowed without forfeit of any amounts paid.
3.4 Force Majeure
You are entitled to a full refund if you need to cancel for the following reasons:
Road closure. If at 1pm on the day before your arrival, a road on your route to your accommodation is designated by Waka Kotahi as closed or for essential travel only, and there is no detour, or the detour adds more than two hours to your travel according to the Waka Kotahi Journey Planner.
Metservice RED Weather Warning. If at 1pm on the day before your arrival, the Metservice has issued a RED warning/forecast in either your home region or the region of your accommodation, for either the day of your arrival or departure.
Natural disasters in New Zealand. Natural disasters such as cyclones, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and other severe and abnormal natural events causing large scale disruption of essential services and/or transport, specifically impacting your travel to or from your accommodation.
4.1 Exceptional or unforeseen circumstance
Hosts reserve the right to cancel a booking at any time in the event of exceptional or unforeseen circumstances. This right will only be exercised in good faith and in exceptional circumstances such as:
(a) Any alteration to the property or its surroundings which may pose a safety risk for the guest.
(b) Unexpected damage or destruction at the property.
(c) A death in the Host family.
(d) Our relationship with the Host ends for any other reason.
In the unlikely event a Host cancels under this clause, the guest may elect to receive a full refund or to credit the booking to another available date or Escape. The Host’s liability will be limited to the refund of amounts paid for any part of your stay that is cancelled.
4.2 Cancellation for breach
Hosts may terminate a booking at any time if they, or we, reasonably believe that there is, or has been, a breach of these Booking Conditions by you or any guest or visitor. Where a Host cancels under this clause, all amounts paid are forfeited and, where such termination occurs during the rental period, you and all guests and visitors must immediately leave the property.
5.1 Accommodation is often situated on working farms and there are hazards both natural and man-made. You accept that you, and any guests or visitors, enter the property at your own risk.
5.2 Participation by you and any guests or visitors in activities, such as, outdoor baths, climbing trees, walking on the property and any other activity on the property, is done so at your and their own risk.
5.3 To the extent permitted by law, neither we nor the Host accept any liability for accident, loss of property or personal injury during your stay.
No pets are allowed unless otherwise specified on the Website listing. Most accommodation is situated on working farms and therefore are not suitable for visiting pets.
Hunting or motorcycles are not permitted on the properties.
GST of 15% (where the accommodation is GST-registered) is included in the daily per night cost. A tax receipt will be supplied by Canopy Camping Escapes if requested.
8.1 Guests have a licence to occupy the Property for the paid holiday period only. You are responsible for ensuring that you and they arrive no earlier than the check-in date, and leave no later than the check-out time, specified on the Website.
8.2 You are required to, and must ensure that all guests and any approved day visitors, observe the rules and procedures in relation to the property:
8.3 You must, and must ensure that all guests and any approved visitors, take all reasonable and proper care of the property and its furniture, fittings and effects and leave them in the same state of repair, condition, cleanliness and tidiness as at the commencement of the rental period. Where the property has not been left in the same state of repair, condition, cleanliness and tidiness as at the commencement of the rental period, you will be required to pay an additional cleaning cost of $100 which may be charged to the credit or debit card used at the time of booking.
8.4 You are required to inform Canopy Camping Escapes of any damage or breakage occurring during the rental period in or around the property promptly so that it can be repaired and replaced for the next booking. You must reimburse the Host for the reasonable costs of replacement or repair of any damage caused by you or any guests or visitors and such costs may be charged to the credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard) used at the time of booking.
8.5 You must ensure that any access information in relation to a property (including any access codes, location of keys, etc) is kept confidential and not disclosed to any person.
8.6 Smoking is not permitted anywhere on the properties.
8.7 The Host may access the property during the rental period to the extent reasonably necessary to undertake repairs or replacement or where we or the Host have reason to believe these Booking Terms are not being complied with.
8.8 The number of guests staying at the Escape overnight must be the same as the number of guests included in the booking. Any day visitors must be approved by the Host prior to your stay. No overnight visitors are permitted.
8.9 You and all guests and any approved day visitors must behave in a proper, appropriate and legal manner with due respect to the Host, the Property, other guests and neighbouring properties and neighbours, and Canopy Camping Escapes’ staff and representatives.
If you encounter any issues or problems during your stay, you must first contact the Host to try to resolve the issue. The Host should be given the opportunity to address and fix the problem before any further steps are taken.
If you decide to leave the accommodation early due to an issue without first contacting the Host to resolve it, you will not be entitled to compensation. Essentially, if you don’t give the Host a chance to fix the problem, you cannot expect financial reimbursement for leaving early.
If you have a complaint that you'd like to alert Canopy Camping Escapes about after your stay, please contact us promptly at [email protected] with details of the complaint. As an agent, we will be the initial contact between you and the Host but may need to put you in direct contact to resolve any issues.
To the extent permitted by law, as agent for the Hosts, we have no liability, to you or any other person, in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise:
Your rights are against the Host, not Canopy Camping Escapes.
If, for any reason, Canopy Camping Escapes has any liability to you under or in relation to these Booking Terms or your stay, to the extent permitted by law, our liability is limited to the 20% of the amount paid by you in relation to the relevant booking.
Any liability the Host has to you under or in relation to these Booking Conditions or your stay is, to the extent permitted by law, limited to refund of amounts paid by you for the relevant booking and shall not extend to any other costs or loss incurred by you or any guest or other person.
Gift vouchers expire if not redeemed within 2 years of purchase. If a booking paid for using a gift voucher is cancelled, any refund will be by way of a gift voucher with the same expiry date as the original gift voucher. Gift vouchers are not refundable or redeemable for cash and cannot be transferred or on-sold.
These Booking Conditions are governed by New Zealand law and the New Zealand courts have exclusive jurisdiction.
We may amend these Booking Conditions at any time. Any changes shall apply to bookings made from the date of such changes. You are responsible for familiarising yourself with these Booking Conditions each time you make a booking.
Puna Tiny Home is self-catering. Just bring your own food and drink, and cook meals using the BBQ and facilities provided in your kitchen. You'll find all the cutlery, crockery, pots and pans that you'll need.
If you want a break from cooking at any stage, Te Kauwhata is just a 20-minute drive away and has a couple of cafes to choose from.
Te Kauwhata also has a 4square for stocking up on supplies.
Puna Tiny Home is a great place to unplug, relax and soak up the beautiful rural views. Curl up with a good book or battle it out over a board game. A petanque set is supplied for some slightly more physical competition!
A hike to the top of the farm (approx 45 minutes -1 hour walk) will give you outstanding views of Thames/Coromandel and North Waikato. Alternatively, head down to the creek and feed the eels.
At the weekends the Waipuna Valley Cricket Club may be playing which is a 5-minute walk from the tinyhouse.
If you're a keen walker, you'll be spoilt for choice with walks in the local area. Try a hike into the Hapuakohe Ranges, Pukemoremore Bush Reserve, Mt William, Hunua Falls, or Hakarimata Ranges.
Golfers, bring your clubs and bikers, bring your bikes! The Waikare and Waiterimu Golf Clubs are within 20 minutes drive and the Miranda and Karangahake cycling trails are close by too.
Your hosts at Puna Tiny Home are Carl, Fi, their daughter Maggie and Jack Russell, Kingi.
Puna farm was purchased by Fi's Great-Grandfather in 1942 from Australia. A farm manager was employed to run the farm until Fi's mother, Julie, and father, Richard, made the journey over the ditch as newlyweds in 1984.
Carl and Fi moved on to the family farm in 2017 after they were married when the opportunity arose for Carl to learn and work on the farm. Carl is both a sheep and beef farmer and part-time intermediate teacher. He also started the Waipuna Valley Cricket Club which hosts many games over the summer. Fi is both a stay-at-home mum for daughter Maggie and an artist (she studied at Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design)
Both Fi and Carl have enjoyed nights away glamping and loved the experience. It sparked an idea to create a similar experience on Puna Farm - and thus, Puna Tiny Home was born.
The name 'Puna Tiny Home' comes from the name of the property Puna. Puna means 'water from a source/spring' in Maori. There are many freshwater springs on the farm that feed into the Waipuna Valley Stream.
Amazing location. The perfect retreat to switch off, relax, and reflect. The tiny home is furnished with lovely touches, adding to the calm atmosphere. The walk up to the top of the farm is a must, with wonderful views. Would definitely recommend.
"Abby & Connor - 18 Mar 2024
1 / 12
We loved our country stay, especially Fi’s design aesthetic - beautiful place, beautifully curated.
"Felicity - 27 Feb 2024
2 / 12
My husband and I had our honeymoon at Puna Tiny Home. It was amazing with a great view! Our stay was comfortable and affordable for five days. We had the private area all to ourselves! Will definitely be booking again!!
"Pina - 01 Feb 2024
3 / 12
Fi was super welcoming and made sure to explain how to use everything in the tiny home. The atmosphere was lovely, and it was so nice to feel disconnected from the city and instead be surrounded by nature. Will definitely be back.
"Aina - 22 Oct 2023
4 / 12
Loved the stay.
"- 21 Sep 2023
5 / 12
The place and view is very stunning and the accommodation is very lovely and cosy, perfect for couple date nights! My wife and I really enjoyed our stay! We’ll recommend this to our friends and families! Thank you!
"Kim&Caryl - 06 Sep 2023
6 / 12
Our stay at the Puna Tiny Home was an absolute delight! The surroundings were not only stunning and secluded, but our host's warm welcome added an extra layer of charm. The tiny home itself was a treasure trove of amenities, including a jaw-dropping outdoor bath that offered views beyond words. Cosiness enveloped us inside, providing a snug retreat, and our mornings were graced with the exquisite flavour of Raglan coffee. It truly was a home away from home, and we can't express our gratitude enough for this unforgettable experience. Thank you for hosting us, and we eagerly anticipate our next visit!
"Christine & Charles Elgar - 06 Sep 2023
7 / 12
I loved my stay at Puna Tiny Home. The hosts were lovely and easy to communicate with. The tiny home was clean and soo beautiful to stay in! The tub was epic! Will definitely visit again!
"- 15 Aug 2023
8 / 12
If you want somewhere to relax and recharge in nature…this tiny home is for you! We loved our stay and will be recommending to all our friends and family. Thank you Fi and Carl for creating such a special place for people to enjoy.
"- 31 Jul 2023
9 / 12
Thanks Fi for such a relaxing, peaceful retreat. We were blessed with three nights of star watching from the wonderful comfort of the fire bath. We felt well taken care of as well as enjoying complete privacy. You've created a very special place!
"A&H - 27 Jul 2023
10 / 12
We absolutely loved our stay at Puna Tiny Home! Beautiful, private and perfectly tucked away for a little getaway. Would highly recommend!
"Lynn - 23 Jul 2023
11 / 12
Gorgeous tiny home in the most glorious setting, with the best hot tub ever.
"Claudia and Phil - 20 Jun 2023
12 / 12
Relax. Unplug. Savour a unique holiday experience. A secret weekend escape. A family holiday.
Whatever the reason, let nature back in – go glamping!
