About Us

Meet Sharon and Bill: As of this year (2026), they’ve been at Riverside for 24 years.

Upon first arrrival, it only took a few days for Sharon to realise that this is the place she always wanted to be.

Bill worked at the council for the first ten years and Sharon ran the campground. Billy helped out after work before retiring from his day job to run the campground full time with Sharon.

Never-ending laundry aside, it’s a lovely place to live they say: there are always people to talk to and to have a laugh or two with. Laughing is up there with the best things in life and they foster lots of that here.

One of Sharon’s fond memories is of the couple who came “all the way from London to cook us Christmas dinner because we’d invited them to share our Christmas dinner the year before”.

Sharon and Bill would like their guests to remember them as friendly fun people who made them very welcome; leaving as friends.

They look forward to sharing their piece of paradise with you.

Local businesses, sites and attractions.

Oslers Pies and Bakery 

The Wairoa Museum

Wairoa Riverside Walkway

Morere Hot Springs – Unique natural saltwater hot springs and native forest walks.

Mahia Peninsula – Hawkes Bays safest swimming beaches, walks and great coastal scenery all around.

Lake Waikaremoana – Native forest, walks, camping and beautiful scenery.

 

Come Meet Us