881Home stay is situated right next to The Waikato, New Zealand’s longest river. Sacred to local Maori, the river starts its journey high in the North Island’s volcanic zone, meanders down through Lake Taupo, through mountain and valley until finally, 425kms later, it crashes into the Tasman Sea at Port Waikato. With its magnificent journey complete, it’s easy to see why the indigenous people of New Zealand call it ‘mauri’ – the ‘life force’.

Andi Chapman and Kim Myhill welcome you to 881 Homestay an eco friendly hideaway nestled peacefully in the middle of this rural Franklin idyl. 881 Homestay offers you the best of all worlds. Close enough to Auckland to be handy, yet only fifteen minutes from the pounding waves of Port Waikato beach; a five minute drive from New Zealand’s longest fishing river, but only a short distance from the Nikau Caves. You can have it all – fishing, sight-seeing and still enough time to throw your catch on the barbecue. Come and visit us at 881 Homestay for a holiday you’ll always remember.