The region once was an island and only merged into NZ “recently” (in geological terms), but was stand alone long enough to have a special…

This little gem is renowned for its rogue waves (we can only guess how many billion pairs of glasses must lie beneath the ocean there).…

The Far North!

A simple beach day.

Through the Hole in the Rock!

Two wonderful beaches, the first features manganese-brown sands and pebbles, the second is mostly sandy, good waves.

Morning walk in Whangarei.

Going North!

The one spot we have never missed when in Auckland!

A beautiful day, uncovering a walker’s paradise and other hidden gems around Auckland.