Te Karaka Station & Lodge is a farmstay on a working sheep and cattle farm in the Waikato high country, at 1833 Port Waikato Waikaretu Road in Waikaretu. The website says it is about 95 km from Auckland. The lodge offers bed and breakfast and dinner, and its restaurant serves meals made from fresh New Zealand ingredients, with some from the lodge's own greenhouse. Facilities include an outdoor heated swimming spa, lawn games, a barbecue terrace and verandahs. A meeting room seats ten and has a projector and screen, and the lodge can be booked for exclusive use for a corporate retreat or private event.
Guests can book a private farm tour with the farm manager, James, and the website says booking is essential. The day spa offers massages and facials, subject to availability, and a spa therapist visits on set dates. The lodge also runs wellness and creative retreats, with outdoor space for meditation, farm walks, stargazing and workshops. Visitors can ask the lodge to build a retreat around their needs.