Established in 2008, Owner/Operators Sheree & Grant Webster have turned what once was a plant nursery into one of the top Holiday Parks in New Zealand.
With the old Hot Water Beach campsite having been shut down for a number of years and wanting a change in their working life, Sheree & Grant saw a gap in the market and decided to go all in on a Holiday Park. They purchased the plant nursery that was up for sale at the time and then began the huge job of creating an award winning business which opened in 2008. Now in the present day they have achieved just that, but as as they both acknowledge;
"It is always a team effort"
Timeline
| 2003 Apr: Old Camp Closes |
| 2008: Plant Nursery Purchased & Construction Begins - Private home existed on site. |
| 2008: Reception/Shop, Facilities Block, 4 Cabins & Multiple Campsites constructed. |
| 2008 Dec: Hot Water Beach Holiday Park Opens. |
| 2009: Deluxe Family Villas Constructed |
| 2010: 1st Stage Ensuite Units and the bridge constructed opening up the Cabbage Patch Campsites |
| 2011: Family Cabins, Lodges & Riverside Boardwalk constructed. |
| 2012: Renamed Hot Water Beach TOP 10 Holiday Park & joined the TOP 10 Group. |
| 2013: 1st stage Deluxe Cabins & Motel Units constructed. |
| 2014: 2nd Stage Deluxe Cabins & Standard Cabins constructed. |
| 2015: 3rd Stage Deluxe Cabins, 1st Stage Ensuite Villas & Backpacker Cabins constructed. |
| 2016: 4th Stage Deluxe Cabins & 2nd Stage Ensuite Units constructed. |
| 2016: Further staff facilities needed; Large outback shed and purpose-built Laundry constructed. |
| 2017: Won the Hauraki Coromandel Business Award & designated a "Superior" TOP 10 Park. |
| 2018: New Reception constructed & Private Home converted into the 3 Bedroom Apartment. |
| 2019: Facilities Block 2 constructed. |
| 2019 Nov: News media report of a virus in Asia - COVID-19 begins. |
| 2020 Mar: NZ shuts its borders for the first time in history & goes into Lockdown. |
| 2020 Apr: International Guests stay at the Holiday Park in Lockdown. |
| 2020 May: Work is done to pivot the Park to a 100% domestic market. |
| 2021 Aug: NZ goes into another Alert Level 4 Lockdown - Delta Variant |
| 2021 Sep: Auckland Alert Level 3, rest of NZ Alert Level 2 |
| 2021 Oct: Alert Levels vary around Northland, Auckland and Waikato, Coromandel Stays at 2 |
| 2021 Dec: Alert Level System ends and Auckland joins the rest of the country on 16 Dec |
| 2022 Mar: Borders open to Australians |
| 2022 Jul: Borders open to all countries |
| 2023 Jan: The first 11 days of 2023 the Coromandel receives the average rainfall of Jan - May |
| 2023 10 Jan: Cyclone Hale hits. The Park is not damaged. |
| 2023 27 Jan: SH25A (Kopu - Hikuai) closes due to a huge slip on the west side of the range. |
| 2023 12 Feb: Cyclone Gabrielle hits. The Park is not damaged. |
| 2023 May: The Coromandel receives its entire annual rainfall in just over 4 months. |
| 2023 28 June: We win the Hospitality NZ Best Mid Scale Accommodation Award. |
| 2023 4 Sep: Pool and Soak Pool Construction begins. |
| 2023 11 Nov: We win Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards Excellence in Customer Engagement |
| 2023 20 Dec: Kopu-Hikuai reopens with bridge completion. |
| 2023 24 Dec: Pool Complex Opens in time for Summer Holidays |
The Story Continues... |
