Kaharoa Kennels is a family owned kennels and cattery at 137 Tauranga Direct Road in the rural district of Hamurana, just outside Rotorua. The business was established around 1987, and the website says the quiet site has stayed much the same as the area around it has developed. The kennels run dogs in a large pack, supervised, for two hours a day, which the website says is one of the only kennels in the region to do. Dogs have large single kennels, or double and family kennels, each with an indoor room and an outdoor run. Cats stay in a communal cattery with a garden setting. Daycare is $26 a day as at 2026, and new dogs must do a daystay before they can board overnight.
Open hours are Monday to Friday, 7.30 to 10am and 3.30 to 5.30pm, and Sunday afternoons from 3.30 to 5pm. The kennels are closed from 25 to 28 December, on 31 December and on 1 January. Boarding dogs must be dropped off at least 20 minutes before closing. A 50% deposit is due by 1 November to secure a kennel, and deposits are non-refundable. Prices rise from 1 October 2026. Unvaccinated dogs and female dogs on heat cannot be taken.