In 1796 Captain James Cook anchored off the shores of a large bight in the north-east of New Zealand’s North Island and called it the Bay of Plenty. He had noted the abundant supplies of food at the Maori villages along the shore. Today there is another reason to call it the Bay of Plenty; there is plenty to do.
Renowned for its high sunshine hours and laid-back living, there’s so much more to the Bay of Plenty than just spectacular beaches – although there’s plenty of them, too.
When TLC wrote their 90's hit I'm sure this is not the type of waterfall they were talking about. This was most definitely worth the chase (and trespassing). In order to get to this beautiful waterhole you have to work for it. Getting to these falls was a mission but totally worth it. You are literally climbing tree roots to get up a hill face and then sliding down worn dirt paths and swinging off branches to get down said cliff face. A bonus of the hard climb was that you worked up enough of a
Planning a trip to Tauranga, New Zealand? You've come to the right place. We'll break down our top 21 picks for things to do in Tauranga.
When New Zealanders take a holiday, many head for the Bay of Plenty. A couple of hours’ drive south of Auckland, the bay – a bight along the northern coast of North Island that stretches for 260km (160 miles) from the Coromandel Peninsula in the west to…
The Papamoa Hills in the Bay of Plenty, is home to a variety of walking trails that lead to lookouts with incredible views in all directions.
When TLC wrote their 90's hit I'm sure this is not the type of waterfall they were talking about. This was most definitely worth the chase (and trespassing). In order to get to this beautiful waterhole you have to work for it. Getting to these falls was a mission but totally worth it. You are literally climbing tree roots to get up a hill face and then sliding down worn dirt paths and swinging off branches to get down said cliff face. A bonus of the hard climb was that you worked up enough of a
Les plus belles cascades de la baie de l'Abondance en Nouvelle-Zélande !
Discover & explore the beauty of Pāpāmoa Beach. Blessed with 16km of uncrowded pristine beaches & all the shopping and dining options you could ask for.
I lived in this area for more than five months so I thought I’d share with you what you can discover and experience in the…
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I lived in this area for more than five months so I thought I’d share with you what you can discover and experience in the…
An old colonial church, still maintained and loved
An old abandoned church. Small churches like this were built in a large number of rural communities. They, and schools, were often the centre of the communities. Since then declining rural populations have seen the closure of these institutions, with the decline of churches assisted by significantly fewer people attending throughout New Zealand.
Ngāti Hotu were believed to have been part of the Tini o Toi Tribes of the Bay of Plenty tradition describes Ngāti Hotu as 'a very fierce and warlike people' whom it took many generations of warfare to destroy before the final battle around 1450. Why did it begin around this date? Because they were here long before Maori arrived and it would have taken about 70 years for what we know as Maori to grow in strength and move inland from the coast. Other Maori traditions describe them as spirit peopl
I lived in this area for more than five months so I thought I’d share with you what you can discover and experience in the…
