Whangaroa Harbour North Island

... too! The following day we returned to the water, hiring some of the farm's sea kayaks for a paddle around Whangaroa Harbour. This is a huge natural harbour, surrounded by hills covered in lush greenery, more bizarre and beautiful rocks (including the ...

... to the Lonely Planet, we were able to find a small town called Whangaroa on our way. It was just a small harbour town, but like most of New Zealand, it came complete with an awesome view. The whole point of our stop was to take the short 30 minute hike ...

... and storing rainwater that it then runs through filters before using.   We then had a stroke of luck when we found Whangaroa Harbour, which is a bit off the beaten track and consists of one very well used sailing club, a pub and a few houses.  ...