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Backpacking in New Zealand - Northern Island

Backpacking in New Zealand - Auckland and the Far North As most backpackers do in New Zealand, I arrived at Auckland Airport. Just a couple of km’s outside this

The pohutakawa

New Zealand’s Christmas tree. These trees come into blossom around Christmas time and especially in the far north, they can be found all along the coastline. It

Pahia beach

When it's summertime in New Zealand pretty much everyone heads to the beach. And when you have beaches like this on your doorstep, why not? Check out my stories

The best place to stay at Waitangi is in a bus. True story.

We said a fond farewell to the 1950’s school bus that has been our accommodation for the last three nights this morning and headed north to Kaitia. I’ll miss the

BBQ lamb chops. does it get any better than this?

We scored some locally grown lamb chops for our barby tonight. It was my job to stuff it up (which is what my wife was expecting). So I lit the fire and got a good

Haruku Falls, Bay of Islands

If you come to the Bay of Islands, then it is a good bet you'll visit Haruku Falls. It's not far out of Waitangi and well worth the visit. there were lots of people

Chillin' on the way to swim with the dolphins

Here is my wife in in best seat on the boat on the way out into the bay of islands to go swimming with the dolphins. She was very excited and was one of the first