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East Cape

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New Zealand's East Cape of the North Island is where the film Whale Rider was set and filmed. The film portrays the country lifestyle fairly well.

[edit] Townships

  • Waihau Bay
  • Whangaparaoa Beach
  • Hicks Bay
  • Te Araroa
  • Tikitiki
  • Ruatoria
  • Tokomaru Bay
  • Tolaga Bay

[edit] Understand

This area of New Zealand has a reputation for unemployment, poverty and isolation. Those who farm the land often have limited means and though they are able to live off the land and its produce, they are unable to derive a great income from it. Much of the area is multi-owner Maori land, which makes it difficult to obtain development finance. However the cost of living on ancestral land is far less than in the cities, so many Maori choose to live in this part of the country because it is inexpensive and offers a different lifestyle.

[edit] Talk

[edit] Get in

Take State Highway 2 from Auckland, Tauranga or Wellington. From Rotorua take State Highway 30 or State Highway 33 to the Bay of Plenty coast to meet State Highway 2. State Highway 2 meets State Highway 35 at Opotiki in the Bay of Plenty and at Makaraka about 6km from Gisborne in Poverty Bay.

[edit] Get around

Follow State Highway 35. It is the only significant road around the cape and connects most of the significant settlements and all the important side roads.

[edit][add listing] See

[edit] Itineraries

[edit][add listing] Do

Horse trekking at Rangitukia with Eastender Horse Treks, [1].

[edit][add listing] Eat

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[edit][add listing] Sleep

  • Eastender Backpackers, 876A Rangitukia Road, Rangitukia (turn east off State Highway 35 at Tikitiki and drive 8 km), ☎ 06 8643820 (, fax: 06 8643042), [2]. Adult $23, child $18.  edit

[edit] Stay safe

[edit] Get out

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