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Auckland to North 3 Days Excursion - Route Help pin! - North Island Forum

There are 2 children between 8 & 11 years old who travel with us & will rent a vehicle for our journey to the north of Aukland. We' re both good to go, so we can take turns. The only time Sun - Driving fm Auckland to Paihia - can only do this after 14:00 o'clock, because they have an appointment before.

Arrival in Paihia at 7pm? vernite. King's Sunday on the Bay Delfin River Trip. Overnight in Kaitaia or Ahipara after the long trip in the afternoons. Tu - 90 miles Cape Runner Coast Full Excursion (Harrison's Cape Runner). Overnight in Kaitaia/Ahipara. King's Sunday on the Bay Delphin River Trip. Overnight stay in Paihia.

Tues - 90 miles of King's from Paihia for 12 hours with early dawn (yikes!). Then Wed - Early Departure for long ride back to Akl fm either Kaitaia or Paihia. On the way hoping for 2 stops (Whangerei - Clapham Clocks Museum & Muriwai Beaches for dark volcano sands & boobies??)

Regarding the 90 miles trip to the beaches, our problem is whether we go alone to Kaitaia/Ahipara after the Bay of Islands Cruise or just remain in Paihia? Is it too exhausting to go to Kaitaia after a full days on the boat& how long would the trip take?

A 12 hours trip from Paihia does not only sound exhausting for us grown-ups, but also for them!

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Northland[ 2] (M?ori: Te Tai Tokerau) is the most northern of New Zealand's 16 communities. The New Zealanders often call it the High North, or, because of its gentle climates, the Winterless North. Whangarei is the major center of the country's economy and the biggest is Kerikeri. Though many of the region's cauri woods were cut down in the nineteenth centuary, there are still some areas where this scarce colossus still rises high.

Mahuta, New Zealand's biggest forest, T?ne Mahuta, is situated in the Waipoua Forest just to the south of Hokianga Harbour. Several long stretches of beach dominate the west shore, the most prominent of which is the 88-kilometer section of Ninety Mile Beach in the far north of the area. There are two large bays also on this coastline, the solid Kaipara harbour to the South which divides Northland with the Auckland area, and the winding bays of Hokianga harbour.

There are several large ports along the shore, from Parengarenga near the north tip of the area, then Whangaroa Harbour and past the renowned Bay of Isles down to Whangarei Harbour, where the main center of populations is located. There are many offshore destinations, especially the Cavalli Island, the Chicken and Chicken Island, Aorangaia Island and the Poor Knights Islan.

North of the North Island lies on the tip of Northland. This includes some points that are often mistaken in the general opinion as the most northerly points in the country: This is Cape Maria van Diemen, Spirits Bay, Cape Reinga and North Cape. Surville Cliffs is the most northerly point of the North Island, near the North Cape, although the most northerly point of the land lies further north in the Kermadec archipelago.

The Northland is New Zealand's least urbanized area, with 50% of its 175,500 inhabitants live in city areas. The Whangarei area is the biggest city area with 57,700 inhabitants (June 2017). 1 ] The people of the area are largely located on the eastern shore. Over the five-year time frame to 2006, Northland's populations grew by 6.0 per cent, slightly below the domestic mean.

The Northland region comprises one of New Zealand's busiest cities, Mangawhai, which is experiencing rapid growth through the creation of housing and industrial estates. Since 1989, the Northland region has been ruled by today's Northland Regional Councillor. It is based in Whangarei. The Hiku, Coastal North, Coastal Central, Coastal South, Whangarei City, Kaipara and Hokianga-Kaikohe.

The area has three local authorities: The Whangarei District Council, located in the center of the town. In the last 10 years[when?] the populations of Northland have resisted domestic (and global) tendencies by becoming more and more countryside. About one third of the local inhabitants is M?ori, the rest is of Europe.

Pacific Islanders are underrepresented in Northland in comparison to the remainder of the state. Though most of the people in Europe are of UK descent (as in the remainder of the country), some other ethnic groups are also present. This includes a large municipality in the north of Dargaville, especially around Kaitaia.

The North Island of New Zealand was a huge fishing island captured by the adventurer M?ui according to the story of M?ori This is why Northland is sometimes nicknamed "The Dick of the Fish", Te Hiku o Te Ika. Northernland iewi maintain that Kupe landed at Hokianga (although others say this happened in Taipa) in the north-west of Northland, and so the area claimed it was the birth place of New Zealand.

When M?ori considers the area to be the mythical birth place of the land, there can be no question that it was the point of departure for the contemporary New Zealand people. Russell, formerly known as Kororareka, was the first ever settled village in Europe and Kerikeri contains many historical monuments, among them the Stone Store, New Zealand's oldest preserved one.

Waitangi was even more important as the New Zealand foundation documents, the Treaty of Waitangi between the dynasties M?ori and the Crown of Britain, were signed on 6 February 1840. Large woods characterize the north. This is why the timber and pulp and paper processing industry also makes a major economic impact in the area.

16 ] The rail system that once ran as far as Donnelly's Crossing was of historical importance for the transportation of wood via Dargaville to Auckland. The Northland is a popular traveler' s paradise, especially for the Bay of Islands and the historical city of Kerikeri. The Northland is home to New Zealand's only petroleum plant, at Marsden Point, near Whangarei.

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