Looking up the 90 Mile Beach

THe ocean can be really rough here, can you see the two fisherman on the left? Then look at he size of the waves coming in...

Paihia, Bay of Islands, 90 Mile Beach and Cape Regina

August 9th 2006
Wednesday 9th August 2006 We left Auckland at 7.40am, heading up the coast to the Paihia (pronounced "Pie Here!"), Bay of Islands. We stopped off for a walk through the Parry Kauri Park, (near Warkworth) where we saw some enormous Kauri trees. They are known to grow for over 2,000 years! Because of their size and the way they grow (self pruning - dropping lower branches as they grow) th ... read more

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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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