Mt Maunganui
'The Mount' rises abruptly at the entrance to Tauranga Harbour. It is an extinct volcanic cone that towers over the idyllic Ocean Beach, a summer mecca for thousands of sun, sea, surf and sand worshippers.
Tauranga
Sun and fun aplenty, all year round, is the main feature of the beautiful Bay of Plenty. You will never be lost for things to do here.
Waihi Beach
What could be better than a long expanse of sun-baked golden sand, lapped by the gentle Pacific Ocean, less than 2 hour's drive from Auckland city?
Tauranga City
Tauranga means 'safe anchorage' in Maori. The city nestles beside a sweeping harbour of great beauty, backed by the green verdure of the Kaimai Range.
Bay of Plenty
When the famous 18th century navigator, Captain Cook, names a sweeping stretch of sand the Bay of Plenty, you know it must be well endowed with riches.
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Ever since the turn of the 21st century ushered in the globally renowned 'Lord of the Rings' film trilogy , directed by Peter Jackson and filmed in New Zealand, this fabled land of hobbits, dwarfs and dragons has attracted the attention of the world.
Karangahake Gorge
Pack a picnic lunch and head out to the most popular gorge in the North Island, half way between Paeroa and Waihi on SH.2.
Waihi
Drive through the picturesque Karangahake Gorge and you will come across a peaceful town nestled under the southern flank of the Coromandel Ranges.
Whangamata
For most of the year the peaceful east coast town of Whangamata is a magical place to take time out for rest and recreation.
Tairua – Pauanui
Two sister towns on the Coromandel Peninsula’s blessed east coast, share a protected harbour and a luxury lifestyle that befits two of our most favoured holiday resorts.
Whitianga
To say Whitianga, in marvellous Mercury Bay, is a popular seaside holiday resort, is an understatement.
Colville
Colville was once New Zealand’s capital of 1970’s hippy culture and a supply base for numerous alternative lifestyle communes.