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Orvis-Endorsed Fly-Fishing Lodge 40 min flight from Auckland to Taupo airport, for transfer to Lodge.
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Orvis-Endorsed Fly-Fishing Lodge
Enjoy luxurious Orvis-endorsed lodging at Poronui on your fly-fishing trip to New Zealand. At Poronui we invite you to take a step back and experience something bigger. Something magical. Among clear rivers, ancient forest, green hills, and misted valleys. Let the land shape you, carving out new stories and memories that last forever. Here, pure, raw nature invites you to stop and breathe. We welcome you in, creating a space where you can be centered and focused, putting your energy into the things you love. The taste of stories, fine food, wine, and friendship around the hearth. Or simply pure relaxation, as you enjoy the luxury of our exclusive escape.
The full expanse of Poronui and its deep history is yours to discover. Māori traders were the first to pass through here. Later, pioneering farmers laid down the foundations of our modern, working farm. And generations of anglers, hunters and adventurers have come here seeking something more. What they’ve discovered is unparalleled hospitality under the roofs of our exclusive lodgings.
Poronui, where remote mountains and streams sit waiting, calling for you to explore them. Where we play a vitally important stewardship role, caring over the land and waterways for generations to come. Where you can step out of the day-to-day world and be part of something bigger.
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There are three accommodation options at Poronui:
Consisting of seven individual cabins positioned on the banks of the Taharua River. The cabins are set around a central common dining area.
Set on a promontory overlooking the Taharua River and wetlands.
At the back boundary of Poronui, on the banks of the Mohaka River and just beneath the confluence with the Taharua River.
From the moment guests check in, they will experience the finest hospitality from our team and experienced guides. It’s a privilege to say that, after a visit to Poronui, our guests consider our staff and guides to also be friends.
Check in: from 2 PM
Check out: 10 AM
Sumptuous breakfast options are served each morning, catering to any dietary needs or desires guests have, before they head out with their guide for a day of fishing–by air or road. Helicopters arrive to pick up guests from 9 AM onward, whisking them away to incredibly remote and beautiful rivers and streams. All gear is supplied: waders, boots, rods, flies.
A bespoke packed lunch is provided for each guest to enjoy on the river. Throughout the day you’ll be casting your fly or nymph into the spring-fed waters, trying to snare a fat and iridescent rainbow or a stealthy brown, waiting another moment longer for it to turn with the fly in its mouth. It’s just your skill and the river at play–with excellent tuition from your experienced and knowledgeable guide who’s by your side every step of the way.
Arrive back at the Lodge late afternoon; guests often walk through the front door with waders still on and share the day’s experiences with other keen anglers before dinner.
Dinner is typically served around 7 PM and is served family style in the main Lodge. Created by our team of chefs with the freshest seasonal ingredients and accompanied by a selection of beautiful wines (all included in the tariff). A wine list is also available should guests prefer to purchase different wines.
Additional activities on property include trophy hunting (red stags, sika, fallow, rusa, Arapawa rams, goats), walk-up and driven pheasants (season May-August), hiking, mountain biking, gym, sauna, steam room, clay bird, horse riding, and more.
The central North Island–dominated by the dramatic Lake Taupō–has some of the most stunning brown and rainbow trout fly-fishing rivers in the world secreted among back country valleys and best accessed by 4WD and helicopter. Rich with pristine vegetation and clear pools far from the crowds, the forests in this area have long been a favorite for those ‘in the know.’
We practice catch-and-release for all our fishing, as backcountry trout are special fish that live in unique and challenging conditions and are too important to only be caught once in their lifetime. Poronui is 16,000 acres, with two rivers running through it. Approximately 5,000-acres are covenant-protected to protect old-growth native beech forest. All streams and rivers on the property are fenced, creating extensive areas of riparian vegetation, which protects water quality and provides habitat.
We work closely with the Council and Department of Conservation to protect valued habitats on the property such as extensive fern wetlands and threatened species such as fernbird, spotless crake, small, scaled skink, and Pittosporum turneri. In addition to the luxury tourism offered on the property, Poronui is a working farm producing a range of premium products for the domestic and international markets. It is ideally suited for pheasants, with dense vegetation and volcanic terraces across the property. Poronui is working towards carbon zero accreditation.
You can find all pricing and rate information at https://www.poronui.com/packages/rates/
At Poronui, we organize licenses for our guests to ensure they get the correct type for the rivers they’ll be fishing. Different regions have different licensing requirements.
Visit immigration.govt.nz/nzeta to find out if you need the NZeTA (New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority) Approval can take up to 72 hours. Covid vaccinations are not a requirement to enter New Zealand.
There are direct flights with Air NZ to Auckland from LA, San Francisco, Chicago, New York, and Houston, with more options coming online, now that New Zealand is fully opened post-Covid. Delta airlines are connecting to Auckland from Dallas. From Auckland, it is a short 40-min flight to Taupo regional airport, which lines up well with most of the international arrivals. Or a four-hour car journey. Helicopter transfers from Auckland airport can also be arranged.
We celebrate relaxed informality at Poronui. Comfortable sporting clothes are widely worn for the wide range of outdoor pursuits on offer. Smart casual clothes are appropriate for dinner. A windproof layer, jacket, and a variety of light layers are always recommended, irrespective of the time of year, as it's often said we can experience four seasons in one day.
It can often be difficult to replace a booking at short notice and we recommend all guests take out travel insurance to protect themselves from unforeseen circumstances before or during their travel. Poronui's reservations policy sets out details if a cancellation or postponement is necessary. Poronui is happy to provide any details required for making a claim.