Northland Must Dos
Top of the North
Sand, Surf & Spirits - Cape Reinga
Surf's up at Ahipara & Shipwreck Bay
Doubtless Bay - Gastro Hot
Twin Coast Discovery
Anglers' El Dorado
East Coast
West Coast
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Top of the North

 All New Zealanders should experience the splendour of seeing two oceans collide at Cape Reinga and the spiritual "place of the leaping" where spirits of the departed leap to the ancestral homeland of Hawaiki.  And what do you do with all those sand dunes? –  you boogy board down them of course. Or conquer them on a quad bike.  Take a spot on a beach-side camping ground, pack your fishing gear and your hiking boots and eat your way around the region.

 

 

Sand, Surf & Spirits - Cape Reinga

Twelve degrees below the Tropic of Capricorn, Te Aupouri Peninsula thrusts its gritty mountainous head north to bask in subtropical sunlight.

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Surf's up at Ahipara & Shipwreck Bay

Salty lips and tangled locks. A raw and rugged energy that refuses to be ignored. This best describes Ahipara, at the southern end of Ninety Mile Beach .

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Doubtless Bay - Gastro Hot

Calling all lovers of food and wine - who also need to ensure the family are kept amused – I have the perfect holiday destination for you.

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Twin Coast Discovery

Northland is a place where twin coasts become one, where two seas meet and where countless expressions of nature’s versatility almost beg for discovery.

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Anglers' El Dorado

Game fishing legend Zane Grey described the Bay of Islands as the “Angler’s Eldorado” and for thousands of kiwis Northland is the best place to cast a line.

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Map of Northland

Take a closer look at Northland with our detailed interactive map of Northland.

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