Arriving at Dargaville was like waking up to a cold, rainy morning. We desperately wanted to find a warm, cozy motel that feels a little…

That name sounds familiar? Not quite the same spelling but reminds of a cream liquor? Yeah, me too. The other reason to go there was…

Tane Mahuta, Lord of the Forest In Maori Cosmology, Tane is the son of Ranginui the sky father and Papatuanuku the earth mother. Tane tore…

The scenic reserve sits at the mouth of the Hokianga inlet, with a very easy walk around its head and beautiful vista points. Here I…

Going down on the northern West Coast is looking easy on the map but eventually the road ends at an inlet with no obvious clues…

There is plenty of time to think about things while driving endless roads during holidays. Many of the places on the North Island we have…

Te Paki mosaic From here you can see three major elements in the mosaic of Te Paki’s landscape – hills, dunes and wetlands. The hills…

The bay that has an appettite for glasses. Last time we were here, Emsi lost his favorite (and only) pair of glasses in the smashing…

After we have been to the South and East Cape we felt that the North was still missing (West lies somewhere in the wilderness of…

Technically, it’s a little town along the Doubtless Bay with many holiday homes and little tourists. This post is just on a short evening walk,…