Te Rapa Tavern is a sports bar at 45 Sunshine Avenue in Te Rapa, Hamilton. The website calls it Waikato's premier sports bar, with 2 big screens, more than 30 flat screens and what it calls New Zealand's largest pub screen. It also has 18 gaming machines and full TAB facilities. The all-day menu includes snacks and sharing plates, such as garlic bread at $10, chunky fries at $12 and a seafood basket at $28, as at 2026. Pre-orders can be made online, and tables can be booked for the bar or the function room.
The bar hosts monthly live music in the garden bar and Tuesday trivia nights, and offers game-day promotions. A drive-safe service gets guests and their vehicles home from as little as $20 as at 2026, with pick-up and drop-off available by arrangement. The website says drive-safes run from 6pm and pick-ups from 4pm.