Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Regions at a Glance
Bay of Islands & Northland
Beaches & Bays
Bay after beautiful bay line Northland's east coast, making it a favourite with families,
surfers and anglers. To the west, long windswept beaches stretch for miles, in places form-
ing towering sand dunes.
Ancient Forests
Kauri forests once blanketed the entire north, and in the pockets where these giants remain,
particularly in the Waipoua Forest, they're an imposing sight.
Kerikeri & Waitangi
New Zealand was settled top down by both Maori and Europeans, with missionaries erect-
ing the country's oldest surviving buildings in Kerikeri. In nearby Waitangi, the treaty that
founded the modern nation was first signed.
