Touring around the north of Northland is a step back into our earliest history, both European and Māori. It is the story of how the races met and interacted, of colonial days, development, hardship, conflict and strife – all the factors that shape the north as we find it today. Our group travelled by road from Auckland to Whangarei, but the trip really began in Paihia and … [Read more...] about A journey into the Far North
Northland
Lord of the forest
A small group of us are in the Waipoua Forest, in Northland, New Zealand, in the country's largest stand of native kauri trees, including the big daddy of the them all, Tane Mahuta, the lord of the forests in Maori mythology. We are guided by Koro Carman, founder of Footprints Waipoua, a tour operator that takes visitors into the forest at dusk and exposes them to the Maori … [Read more...] about Lord of the forest