Sunset Beach

Sunset Beach is well known for its spectacular errr.. sunsets. But the evening I visited, it was overcast with a hint of rain and the salt spray hung in the air - obscuring the Waikato River mouth.

Bike Tour - Pssst! Port Waikato, but Don't Tell Anyone

November 19th 2009
Here I am in Raglan, looking at a real estate leaflet with properties for sale in Port Waikato. $284,000 for a "classic beach bach" doesn't sound too bad. Here in Raglan, you would be lucky to get a section for that. The two settlements have a number of things in common. They are both on the West Coast. One has a harbour, the other has the country's biggest river spilling out into the Tasman. Both ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Raglan

The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more

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