Northland, New Zealand
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Winterless north. The tail of the island.
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About Northland
Northland is the long tail of the North Island — Whangārei at the base, the Bay of Islands halfway up, and Cape Reinga / Te Rerenga Wairua where the two oceans argue at the end of it. It is the warmest region in the country and the least industrial, which shows in what people do here: horticulture, marine, forestry, tourism, and a great many small trade businesses run off a ute and a phone number.
Who a listing on Northland reaches
A listing on Northland is read by people planning the Bay of Islands, a bach at Mangawhai or a run up to the Cape, and by the locals who fix their boats and plumbing. Charters, campgrounds, marine services, avocado and kūmara growers, and builders working the new subdivisions north of Auckland all sell to that reader.
- Main centres
- Whangārei, Kerikeri, Paihia, Dargaville, Kaitaia
- Council
- Northland Regional Council, Whangārei
- People
- 194,007 (2023 Census)
On the chart
WaipouaNational park
Waipoua Forest: the largest kauri forest left, and Tāne Mahuta, the biggest living kauri.
Tāne Mahuta stands about 51 m tall and may be 2,000 years old; the forest was saved from logging in 1952.
Cape ReingaLandmark
Cape Reinga / Te Rerenga Wairua: where the Tasman meets the Pacific, and spirits leave for Hawaiki.
An 800-year-old pōhutukawa clings to the rock. The lighthouse has lit the cape since 1941.
HokiangaLandmark
Hokianga Harbour: where Kupe left for Hawaiki. Giant dunes face the kauri forest.
Ōpononi’s dolphin Opo drew crowds in 1955. The giant dunes are on the north head.
Poor KnightsOn the water
Poor Knights Islands: a marine reserve since 1981, warmed by a subtropical current.
Jacques Cousteau rated the diving among the best in the world.
WhangāreiCity
Whangārei: the north's only city, on a harbour with a 26 m waterfall inside the town.
The Hātea River loop walk passes the falls and the Hundertwasser art centre.