Auckland is home to over one third of New Zealand’s population, and is the largest Polynesian city in the world. It was the country’s capital from 1840 to 1865, before it was moved to the more centrally located Wellington. Auckland is situated at the narrowest point of New... Read More

The Coromandel is a 100 kilometre (62 mile) long peninsula on the eastern coast of New Zealand’s North Island that juts northwards from the Bay of Plenty to the Hauraki Gulf. Its centre is a forested, mountainous region, flanked to the east and west by a series of harbours,... Read More

The Waikato is in the centre of New Zealand’s North Island. It is the fertile basin that straddles the Waikato River, and stretches from Raglan on the rugged west coast to Paeroa in the east. The region is amongst the richest farmland in the world, and is noted chiefly for... Read More

Situated on the north eastern coast of New Zealand’s North Island, on a bay of 144 islands, the area has a warm climate, beautiful bays and sheltered beaches. It is also an area rich in history, being one of the first parts of New Zealand to be settled by Maori and Europeans... Read More

The East Coast lies on the central eastern coast of New Zealand’s North Island. It is the area of land that juts out into the Pacific Ocean, stretching from Opotiki in the Bay of Plenty to Gisborne in Poverty Bay. At its most eastern point is the East Cape. It is a remote... Read More