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Arriving by Cruise Ship into the Bay of Islands
Surely sailing into the spectacular Bay of Islands at sunrise must be one of the highlights of cruising around the New Zealand coast. Drifting into the spectacular Bay of Islands with its 144...
Romantic Weekend in Russell
When we weren’t wining and dining at The Duke’s waterfront restaurant, we were essentially doing the same on the water, which of course the Bay of Islands is best known for....
Power of the haka sinks in during Waitangi visit
We're sitting in the front row of the whare runanga at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds. The Treaty itself was signed just outside. A small concert group puts on a daily half-hour show celebrating...
4 Days in the Bay: Morris Mob take a family trip
We had the pleasure this summer holidays of spending five glorious days exploring a new spot for us in New Zealand - the Bay of Islands, and I have to say it was spectacular....
Bay of Islands: Stepping out
This post was originally published by Lindy Laird in nzherald.co.nz, 25th September 2016. With a panorama of islands, sea and sky laid out in front of me, I admire the view from high above...
Waitangi Treaty Grounds the place for a history lesson
As New Zealanders, we are awkward enough about our own history, let alone explaining the complexity of it to foreigners. With overseas tourists flooding into Paihia and the incomparably beautiful...