• General store with post office shop
• Doctor Surgery
• The best Fish'n Chip this side of Wellington
• The only Polish restaurant in the country
• Gourmet Pizza
• Thai takeaways
• Two great cafes
• Hair salon
• Florist
• Church
• Various arts and crafts from the local artists

Doctor surgeries, Pysios, Natural Health Centers, Gyms and fitness studios, Chemist, Hair salons, Beauticians, Supermarket, Takeaways, Cafes, Gyms, Garden Center, Pubs, Service stations and Real estate agencies.

Go for a swim. There are a number of safe swimming beaches within easy walking distance.

 Explore the rock pools.

Plimmerton is full of interesting walking track and pathways. Too many to list but here's a few:

Taupō Plimmerton Heritage Trail

Karehana Bay Scenic Reserve

Take a walk along the Plimmerton promanade and Mana coastline and around to Pāuatahanui Inlet and walk the Te Ara Piko Pathway.

Further afield but still within a 10 minute drive

Te Ara Rangituhi Lookout

Whitireia Park  Onepoto Loop Track and Onehunga Bay

The Escarpment Track runs from Paekākāriki to Pukerua Bay, taking in sweeping views of the spectacular Kāpiti Coastline and the region’s famous Kāpiti Island.

From your own back yard you'll see the regulars: Tui, Fantail/Pīwakawaka, Wood pigeon/Kererū,  Sparrow/Tiu, Wax-eye/Tauhou, Gold finch, Kingfishers, Blackbirds, Thrust and Starling and at night listen out for the Morepork/ruru call.

Introduced from Australia, you will hear the Rainbow lorikeets before you see them.

We have also seen a Falcon or Swamp Harrier fly up the valley.

Down at the beach the usual culprits are there to pinch you fish and chips.  Black-backed gull (Karoro),  Red-billed gulls (Tarapunga), Black-billed gull (Tarapuka).

At various times  Black Tern, White-fronted and common tern show off down by the fire station.

Keep an eye our for the odd gannet who may take up residence on Mana Island complete with concrete companions. Read about Nigel the garnet who did.

White-faced heron, Pukeko, Shore plovers,  Oystercatchers, Little shag, Black Shag and Spur-winged plovers, Mallard, Paradise Shellduck, Black swans and Swallows, you'll see them all in the area somewhere.

A little further afield spot the brilliant white plumage of the Royal spoonbills and Pied stilts in Pāuatahanui Inlet. The Eastern Bar-tailed Godwit is a spectacular migrant that breeds in north-eastern Siberia and migrates south every northern winter; a few of these have come to the Inlet.