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Loved by the locals: Whangārei District

Visit some of New Zealand's loveliest beaches, eat chocolate, head offshore or get above it all in Northland's Whangārei District.

By Sarah Ell

Wooleys Bay on the Tutukākā Coast. © Russell Street

Hokianga Bike Ride
Loved by the locals: Hokianga
By Sarah Ell

From impressive geology to even more impressive kauri trees, cafés, churches and cycle trails – here are five great things...

Orewa Beach
Loved by the locals: Rodney
By Sarah Ell

Just north of Kaukapakapa, turn off State Highway 16 and visit the Kaipara Coast Sculpture Gardens.

Sailing in moody weather taken from Northcote Wharf
Loved by the locals: North Shore
By Sarah Ell

Before the Harbour Bridge was opened, the North Shore was a retreat for artistic types, and many well-known plays, short...

Hokianga Harbour
Hokianga: harbouring history
By Sarah Ell

From the look and feel of the Hokianga today, it’s hard to believe it used to be one of the...

Orewa denizunlusu
Rodney: twin coasts
By Sarah Ell

Where the city runs out, Rodney begins.

Sunrise Swimmers at Murrays Bay
Auckland's North Shore: the ‘other side’
By Sarah Ell

They say there are two kinds of Aucklanders: those who live on the North Shore and those who want to.

Smokehouse Bay Great Barrier Island TS Images
The Hauraki Gulf: islands of the north wind
By Sarah Ell

The warm and sheltered waters of the Hauraki Gulf have been home to humans for up to a thousand years,...

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