The Bay of Islands & Northland

The Bay of Islands is made up of no less than one hundred and forty four islands gives the area its names.
 
Waitangi is where New Zealand’s founding document was signed on February 6th in 1840 thus creating a nation. The Treaty grounds come alive once a year to commemorate Waitangi Day on this date but you can visit the grounds as they’re open every other day to the public where you can wander the sweeping lawns and view the marae, or meeting house, the house of New Zealand’s first governor, and one of the largest ceremonial canoes, or waka, in the world.
 
According to Maori legend, New Zealand’s North Island is actually a fish, hooked by the ancient hero, Maui and Northland is the great fish’s tail at the top region of the North Island and no wonder with the amazing sea activities and locations to visit such as Russell or the Hole in the Rock.
 
It’s a sprawling region with several distinct parts … from the Kaipara in the south … through forests of giants … to the wild and untamed Hokianga … to the beautiful Bay of Islands … and then the windswept reaches of the Far North.
 
It can all be toured via the Twin Coast Discovery Highway, a circular route that’ll take you to all the best spots including one of New Zealand’s longest sandy beaches known as Ninety Mile Beach.

Enjoy this laid back area for 2 – 3 days, you won’t be disappointed.