Koru Kabin is a short 12-minute drive from Tairua in the Coromandel and just over 2 hour's drive from Auckland Airport.
The little off-grid cabin is set on a private spot surrounded by native bush. The mesmerising vistas stretch as far as the eye can see - to the Aldermans Islands, Shoe and Slipper Islands, Mount Paku, and the glowing Tairua township.
The interior of the cabin consists of a bedroom area with a queen-sized bed, a fully equipped kitchen and lounge area, and a wood burner.
The cabin has a warm and cosy ambience, with lots of light on a sunlit day. Huge glass windows connect you to the natural world outside. As you walk onto the spacious deck, you'll find a sunken outdoor bath - perfect for a relaxing soak before bed.
Whether it's the magical sunrise or the clear view of the full moon, the ever-changing landscape will captivate you at Koru Kabin.
FROM $345
61 Koru Rise, Pumpkin Hill, Thames-Coromandel, 3591
Koru Kabin is a short 12-minute drive from Tairua in the Coromandel. It's a scenic 2 hours and 20 minutes drive from Tauranga and just over a 2-hour drive from Auckland.
Follow the Google Maps directions to the address.
You will receive a pre-arrival email with detailed arrival instructions and your host's details 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 cabin has a queen-size bed.
Full linen, towels and bedding are supplied. The sheets are 100% cotton, the blankets are wool and the duvet cover is alpaca. Mohair throws and lambskin rugs are also provided to make your indoor and outdoor seating more snuggly.
Inside the cabin, you'll find a kitchen with a double-ring gas stovetop for cooking. A small fridge is available for cool storage. A BBQ is located on the deck. All the pots, pans and utensils you'll need for cooking and eating are provided.
Hot water is supplied by a gas califont and drinking water is triple filtered.
Some pantry basics are supplied - tea, coffee, sugar, salt, pepper, cooking oil and spices.
The bathroom has a flushing toilet, basin and a glass-walled shower overlooking the nature views.
An outdoor bath is situated on the deck.
Towels, shampoo, hand wash and body wash are provided.
Koru Kabin is fully off-grid with a solar system and a battery system providing power for lighting, refrigeration and charging devices. While there should be plenty of power during your stay, please be conservative to avoid running out, especially on overcast days.
Devices can be charged inside with Apple and Android charging cords provided. Two power points are available on each side of the bed, below the bedside tables.
A Bluetooth speaker is provided.
Yes, there is mobile phone reception at Koru Kabin. You will need to connect to your mobile data for internet access.
Devices can be charged inside with Apple iPhone charging cords provided. Two power points are available on each side of the bed, below the bedside tables.
There is a wood burner and extra wool blankets to keep you cosy.
No, due to the fire risk and proximity to the QEII-protected bush, there are no outdoor fires allowed at Koru Kabin.
Koru Kabin is not suitable for children and is strictly adults-only. The one exception to this rule is for non-mobile babies under 6 months at the time of your stay with BYO bedding and portacot.
If you're looking for a safe family-friendly glamping site, select the family icon in the search bar on our 'find your escape' page to easily find them.
Because Koru Kabin is located on protected QEII land, no dogs are allowed (with no exceptions).
If you're looking for dog-friendly glamping, check out some of our other Canopy Camping Escapes sites that welcome dogs - you can select the 'dog-friendly' filter in the search bar to easily find them.
Although the host's main house is 50m behind you, Koru Kabin is very private! Stretched out in front and to the sides of you is nothing but nature, the birds and the expansive island and ocean views.
You can drive your vehicle right up to the cabin. Please drive slow on the final 2km of the driveway as it's an unsealed, but well-kept, road.
You're welcome to come and go from the property as often as you please.
All Year Round:
There is a standard minimum stay period of 2 nights.
Single nights are only allowed where there is a one night gap between bookings. One night gaps between bookings will be made available to book online.
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 Koru Kabin.
Our minimum night policies are strictly adhered to. Please note that there are no exceptions to the policies outlined below for Koru Kabin.
All Year Round:
There is a standard minimum stay period of 2 nights.
Single nights are only allowed where there is a one night gap between bookings. One night gaps between bookings will be made available to book online.
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 nightly rate is $345* for up to two people.
Babies under 6 months are free of charge with BYO bedding and portacot. If you are bringing your baby, you'll need to mention this when you book.
*This rate applies for stays of two nights or more.
Single Night Stays:
Where single-night stays are available on the online booking calendar, a higher nightly rate applies. This is to reflect the additional servicing time/costs that single-night stays incur.
Give the gift of glamping! Gift Vouchers are available for use at any of our Canopy Camping Escapes glamping sites. 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.
1.1 Canopy Camping Limited (Canopy Camping Escapes, also referred to as we, our and us) has a curated collection of unique nature-based properties throughout New Zealand, independently owned and operated by individual owners of the properties (Hosts).
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.
Koru Kabin is self-catering. Just bring your own food, and cook meals using the gas stovetop provided in your kitchen and BBQ on the deck. All the utensils you'll need for cooking and eating are provided, along with a stove-top coffee pot and coffee.
Indulge in a tasty meal at the esteemed Manaia Kitchen & Bar or Tairua Beach Club - both great options for dinner in Tairua.
The nearest store for stocking up on food and supplies is in Tairua, 12 minutes drive away.
Koru Kabin is a place of revitalisation and relaxation overlooking the most impeccable views. A selection of board games, books, cards and indoor games will also keep you occupied.
Immerse yourself in the many activities available in the Coromandel region.
A 90-minute ocean tiki tour takes you on a stunning journey around the marine and bird life and scenery. A boat tour to the Alderman Islands, an important nature reserve, is also a thrill for nature and wildlife seekers.
Head out to the ocean for scuba diving or surfing, or simply enjoy a picnic on the beach in Summer. There's something for everyone to enjoy.
Your hosts at Koru Kabin are Troy and Melissa, along with their children Zac and Izzy.
The family, including their dogs, Rango and Beans, moved to a more nature-based location to embrace the fresh air and greenery. They love the peaceful surroundings, expansive bush views, and the privacy their property offers—not to mention the incredible nearby beaches for fishing, surfing, and enjoying the laid-back lifestyle.
By day, Troy works for a building company, and Melissa is a finance manager for a law firm.
The name 'Koru Kabin' holds a significant meaning. As part of Koru Ridge, the place symbolises 'a space to unfurl' and discover new beginnings. The hosts are excited to welcome you to Koru Kabin and share their slice of paradise with you.
We loved our stay at Koru Kabin. It was a quick visit, but super easy to get in and enjoy. Such a beautiful setting.
"Vincent Michaelsen - 20 May 2025
1 / 12
The most beautiful views! Everything is very clean and tidy. Couldn’t recommend more!
"Amy Cowling - 20 May 2025
2 / 12
Incredible views and cabin, perfect for a luxury couples' escape!
"Kathy Lloyd - 28 Apr 2025
3 / 12
We absolutely loved staying at Koru Kabin!! Relaxing, peaceful with beautiful scenery! The cabin was tidy with everything we needed.
"Alisha Wilkinson - 05 Apr 2025
4 / 12
The views, the comfort and the peace. Well worth the visit. We will be back for more!
"Richard Thurlow - 28 Mar 2025
5 / 12
Our stay at Koru Kabin was amazing! My partner chose this stunning place to propose to me and it couldn’t have been more magical!!
"Marlie Standen - 19 Jan 2025
6 / 12
Very relaxing and enjoyable stay. Koru Kabin was exactly as it looked in the pictures. Our host was very welcoming. Would recommend.
"Russell Clark - 15 Jan 2025
7 / 12
Epic spot. We spent a few nights there and it was such an amazing place. Great communication and easy to deal with. Excellent amenities too. Would highly recommend.
"Milosh Ristich - 13 Jan 2025
8 / 12
The cabin was fantastic – beautiful location and excellent amenities. Communication was friendly and swift! Can’t fault it at all. I would recommend it to anyone who I knew was going to be staying in the area.
"Julian Zarzoso-Lowe - 12 Dec 2024
9 / 12
Drop-dead gorgeous sunrises overlooking Shoe and Slipper Islands, Mt Paku, and the Alderman Islands.
"Christine Martin - 10 Nov 2024
10 / 12
We loved our peaceful stay. The view was breathtaking, and all of the guest amenities and conveniences were so well thought out. We will definitely book again.
"Harley Mitchell - 01 Nov 2024
11 / 12
Such a great place to just chill and relax with beautiful views and lots of bird life. The cabin, although small, has everything you need, and you would have no idea that you are completely off-grid, as all modern conveniences are still available.
"David Proudfoot - 29 Oct 2024
12 / 12
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