Whangarei, New Zealand Travel Blogs

Sting rays and stone fish
Jan 19, 2007

... by scuba gear I had no chance of following it, but it was magical; I was very lucky as they are a rare visitor to New Zealand.   The following day we returned to the Tutukaka coast. This time we were beach hopping. We drove through to Sandy Bay, a ...

Whangarei
Mar 24, 2007 (8 photos)

Alex: Our first stop after Auckland was Whangarei, the biggest difficulty here is trying to work out how to say the name (fan-ga-ray, I think). We used Whangarei as a base to see some of the nearby sights, the first being the Bay of Islands an hour north. ...

Funderful Whangarei
Mar 12, 2008 (11 photos)

a launching point for the Poor Knights Island diving but ended up stay for three. We both felt that one night in Auckland wasn't going to be enough and the lodge we were staying at was very relaxing so we booked in for another night.   Earth Lodge ...

Whangarei
Jul 19, 2008 (4 photos)

... windy but beautiful drive back to State Highway 1 to make our way south towards Auckland. We made an overnight stop in Whangarei where we managed to use their Pak 'n' Save supermarket and get a free hardback copy of Alistair Campbell's The Blair Years in ...

Van Woman hits the road.
Aug 10, 2009 (4 photos)

... I drove for about 3 hrs North up Route 1 utnil I felt I'd got to where I was going. This turned out to be Whangarei. The scenery is most impressive. It reminds me of Scotland except that the hills are more pointy. And greener. And everywhere is covered in ...

Cape Reinga
Sep 12, 2009

Woke up to light rain in karikari. Packed up camp quickly and headed north to kataia. Stopped at an info center and booked poor knights dives tomorrow!!! Headed north from there and the rain just got worse and worse. Had a look at 90mile beach(or what we ...

Auckland naar Wangarei Falls
Oct 6, 2006 (1 photos)

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First stop
Jun 13, 2007 (5 photos)

first stop

Squeeeaky belt
Jan 23, 2009 (4 photos)

Heading back south I pulled in to Whangarei for the night. It was lucky I did in the end as after I had found the campsite I went out in the van to go and book a trip down some caves. As I started the van the fan belt was making a ...

Whangarei - The Homecoming
Dec 30, 2007 (33 photos)

We drove 2.5 hours north of Auckland to spend a couple of Days in Whangarei. This was all about rediscovering all the things Colm remembered from his childhood - School, houses, just exploring the town really. We were lucky to actually get into both ...

Abby caves
Nov 14, 2007

... from our visit in Abby caves I fill I most try to describe what we sew there. The caves are placed in a beautiful forest near Whangarei. It is not a long walk to the caves and the way goes through three of them. The first one is closed because of a rock ...

Parahaki Scenic reserve
Mar 23, 2006 (6 photos)

I headed to the Parahaki scenic reserve, which was about a 25 minute walk (down and then back up another hill) from the hostel, to do some walking. There are about 8 tracks which all link up to each other, so it seemed a good place to spend the day. As ...

Whangarei
Apr 5, 2007

Whangarei

Goat Island
Sep 10, 2009

... life(weather wasnt great though) but still saw snapper, trigger fish and some others. Headed to the highway and on to Whangarei. Really nice forest and rolling green hills along the way, looking more and more tropical the further north we head. Stopped to ...

Happy St Patrick's Day - Part One!
Mar 17, 2007

Happy St Patrick's Day.... This morning we went back to the Irish Pub to see all the festivities that were taking place... we watched some log cutting comps, and we looked around the stalls.... it was a small street party compared to home.... having ...

Long time no entry!
Mar 24, 2008

Hi all,   I'm happy to report that since I've left Wanaka I've had travel companions!  Jen, her friend Krista (now my friend too!), and I all drove down to the bottom of the south island and took a ferry across to Stewart Island.  ...

Bay of Islands bis Auckland
May 12, 2008 (21 photos)

... einem guten Preis. Naja, wir werden sehen.... Jedenfalls haben wir jetzt das verdammte WOF-Pickerl am Auto! Dannach haben wir Whangarei verlassen Richtung Waipu und damit ist die Rundfahrt beendet! In Waipu waren wir schon mal im Dezember! Ist lange her ...

New Year New Zealand
Feb 15, 2009 (75 photos)

... go home when you find saying goodbye to people too difficult.  I think they may have been right! So, that concludes the New Zealand entry.....the first installment of South America will follow in a few weeks when I have a little more to tell you ...

Teel Paihiasse
Feb 26, 2008 (12 photos)

Sel ööl magasime pikalt, nii et hotellist saime minema jälle ca 10:30 paiku. Ilm oli taas suviselt päikesepaisteline ja autotermomeeter näitas suisa 27 kraadi. Ees ootas ca 250 km-ne reis meie järgmisesse peatuspaika - Bay of Islandisse, mis asub meie ...

Clock Museum!
Mar 16, 2007 (2 photos)

We left Auckland today and arrived in Whangarei... we went to the city centre and found alovely little Irish Pub.... The pub was advertising St Patricks Day, which is tomorrow, and they have managed to secure the closure of the road outside the pub for ...

Whangarei
Jan 15, 2009 (6 photos)

On the way through Whangarei we stopped at the beautiful Whangarei falls for a few pics and some nice vistas along the way :)

Diving Poor Knights Island
Apr 5, 2005 (5 photos)

... dives. January or February would probably have warmer temps. I also stayed at my favorite hostel throughout the entire trip in Whangarei, this fabulous place that was literally staying in a lovely home. Everyone was so friendly and the place is so safe ...

Walking to the Heads
Jul 24, 2009 (5 photos)

... from Auckland flock to for their holiday homes and it certainly is picturesque. We parked up and walked up and over the Whangarei Heads which took around four hours or so. Eventually the trail led into really heavy bush which had huge trees and lush ...

Whangarei
Mar 22, 2006

The bus from Auckland took about 3 hours to get North to Whangarei. The only accomodation I could find details for was the YHA, which was supposedly a 5-minute walk from the bus stop. About 20 mins later, and 2 near collapses, I arrived at the hostel. The ...

The cast
Jul 6, 2009 (5 photos)

Well another month and another show has passed. I could tell you about the show, I could tell you about the strange excited customers, the boxes of stock and the random old hardware store were selling in but its basically 'same stuff, different town'. I ...

Company
Nov 16, 2008 (5 photos)

... (so I can't say he did anything to help - except justify my momentary panic by reflecting it). Eventually we made it to Whangarei (pronounced Fang-a-ray). We checked into the hostel, I showered and went out to look at the town (alone). Never has a town ...

Getting to Bay of Islands
Jan 29, 2009

Slow drive from Auckland after getting the car. UP West coast. Night in Whangerai

Keep Left
Apr 21, 2009

... at 10am we went to go pick up our little Nissan Bluebird from Jucy car rentals and began the two hour trek to Whangarei (pronounced "Fahn-ga-ray"). The route was pretty straightforward until we came across a police block on the main highway. We were ...

Ab nach Norden!
Apr 2, 2006

Ich bin jetzt in Whangarei. Fuer alle die es nicht wissen das ist noerdlich von Auckland! Ab hier bin ich fuer ein Tage mit Bettina rumgereist. Das ist das blonde Maedchen auf ein paar der Fotos. :)

Kauri forest and diving like Cousteau
Apr 6, 2007 (5 photos)

Back in Whangarei for an afternoon of lunch (with Polenta for a change) and TV (from "Everybody loves Raymond" to "Friends", "The Simpsons" and "America's Funniest Home Videos"). Since we had an early pick-up to Tutukaka, we went to bed early only to be ...