Whangarei Hotels - Reviews and Rates

I said goodbye to Auckland yesterday, feeling as though i've exhausted it's main attractions. It's a nice enough city but nothing special really. I got a lift up to Whangarei with the family i will be wwoofing for for the next few weeks which was great as i was dreading negotiating the buses or trains with my massive backpack! They have 3 kids a...

First stop on our travels in New Zealand . . .Whangarei. Bought a tent earlier that day (which I know we'll never use) a book of maps and a few other necessities for the auto and ar aghaidh linn as they say. We arrived in to Whangarei late and saw some cool fork lightening on the way. Did bugger all in the town except dine on the finest KFC's yo...

Alrighty!! Well, made our final trip upto Auckland backpacker car market today and came away with a 1986 1.5 Toyota Corrola with only 250,000 km and a massive dent on the side for just junder 400 quid! Peg, had a look at the Astras - they were giving them away free but still think I was getting ripped off. Got the car checked by a mechanic, he s...

Whangarei, pronounced Fangaray is the big city of the Northland (pop. 50,000). I was planning on only staying around here overnight but I've had such a good time I'm still around getting on 3 days later. I showed up, staked out my bed in the hostel, then turned right around to go to the Abbey Caves. The first time I went up there it was really s...