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Northland is the northernmost region in New Zealand. It is governed by the Northland Regional Council and has four districts. Whangarei is the only city in the area all other places are towns. It is basically the area between TeHana near Wellsford and Cape Reinga, a narrow strip of land reaching to the most northern place of New Zealand, which is not Cape Reinga but Spirits Bay. See a Travel Map of Northland. In the past the east coast of Northland was a well known holiday place but lately the west coast got known for its spectacular natural phenomenons. Tane Mahuta (ancient kauri tree), untouched forests in Waipoua, Warawara, Omahuta Kauri Sanctuary and Puketi, biggest concretions in the world the Koutu Boulders and the world unique Wairere Boulders, the sand dunes in the North Hokianga and the Ninety Mile Beach.

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• Far North
  • Far Far North
    • Cape Reinga
    • Ninety Mile Beach
  • Hokianga, pristine, unspoilt, untouched, untamed
  • Whangaroa
  • Bay of Islands
• Kaipara
• Whangarei
  • Poor Knights Islands

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Northland might be among New Zealand's best kept secrets (and there are many). If you're looking for wonderful empty beaches in a tropical-like setting, this is surely the best area in the North Island.

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Newmans Coach Lines operates a premium sightseeing tour to the Bay of Islands with daily departures from Auckland. Tours can be compeleted in one day, including a guided tour of the Waitangi Treaty Grounds and "Kings Dolphin Cruise" to Cape Brett and the famous "Hole in the Rock", or one way.

InterCity Coachlines is New Zealand's national coach company and operates a number of daily departures to the Bay of Islands and other Northland destinations.

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• Koutu Boulders — biggest concretions in the world in Koutu Hokianga
• Mangungu Mission House (Historic Site) — site of the biggest signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in Horeke Hokianga
• Wairere Boulders (Nature Park) — an enormous basalt flow just south of Horeke Hokianga
• Sand Dunes (Top Sculptures) — windblown sculptures on top of sand dunes across the harbour from Opononi Hokianga
• Omahuta Kauri Sanctuary(ecologically undisturbed forest) — see 5 of the 12 biggest kauri trees in Hokianga

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• Kings Dolphin Cruises & Eco Tours, [1] operate a wide range of marine and land based activities. Officially licensed by the New Zealand Department of Conservation all Kings cruises are permitted to actively seek dolphin and whales in and around the Bay of Islands.

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