Step back in time and experience the Bay of Islands as it used to be at the Culture North show in Waitangi. Then explore the museums, take a historical tour and walk the early Maori pa sites. Bring yourself back to the present with a trip around some of Northland’s wineries.
Haka practice for the boys
Haka is an important part of Maori formal welcome ceremonies
27, March 2012
There is wealth of cultural and heritage activities on offer that will give you the full flavour of life in the Far North. Learn about the Treaty of Waitangi (there's a little bit about this on our history page) and explore how our Maori and European descendents gradually came together to form today's Kiwi identity.
Sand Safaris has been thrilling visitors to Cape Reinda for almost 30 years now. Our local guides will take you on a journey to New Zealand's spiritual home, Cape Reinga....
Designed by Wesleyan missionary John Hobbs and built in the 1830s by ex-convict William Parrot and Maori labour, the Stone Store initially housed and traded mission goods. After the Mission...
* New Zealand's first European-style farm set in English village-style countryside.
* The first inland European settlement in the country.
* The only place in New Zealand that Charles Darwin...
Wander through our glorious subtropical gardens and enjoy the entertaining antics and colourful plumage of a huge variety of native and exotic parrots from around the world, including the New...
Adventure Puketi offers personalised guided day and night walks into the majestic Puketi Rainforest in the Bay of Islands (BOI). Minutes from Kerikeri airport and an easy drive from Paihia,...
Join Darryl and his crew on this calm water cruise to explore some of the historic sites in the Beautiful Bay of Islands. Departing from Paihia we venture along the...