Travelogues Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community

This week featured an experience that Julian has been looking forward to for several months. We went on a diving trip to the Poor Knights Islands. We had to be at the meeting...

I have decided, contrary to my original plans, to stay one more day in Paihia and only continue to Whangarei in the afternoon. Because I want to do something else here. This...

Classy view of the sea and on the sea.

Important stories from New Zealand and a light end to the day.

On the trail of the Māori

Sometimes people forget things. For example, I often forget my school key at home, and Felix laughs at me when I knock again. I rarely forget appointments, but it does happen....

On the early morning of the second-to-last day of January, I set off very early to Paihia after some intense cat petting, just 20 minutes away from Kerikeri. Paihia is also a...

We wake up to bright sunshine, summer temperatures, and a view of the sea. We brew tea and enjoy the scenery. Strengthened by breakfast, we think about how the day should...

From Ahipara, I headed towards Paihia. At Taupo Bay, I made breakfast and had my air mattress inflated while surfing. After that, I made a stop at the Challenging Hike. After 2...

Die Zeit in Kerikeri war vor allem mal wieder von Regen geprägt. Doch verhältnismäßig zu anderen Teilen des Landes, wie beispielsweise Auckland, war die Intensität des Regens...

Bay of Islands: 10 degrees in the morning, 20 degrees in the afternoon Now half of our big dream has already passed. Time flies by. But we still have many beautiful destinations...

In Tutukaka we spontaneously try to book a boat tour with snorkeling to the Poor Knights Islands, a group of islands with lots of caves. Unfortunately they are all fully booked....

The weather improved again in the following days and I was able to see more of the city. It is now Sunday and therefore the official first day of my program. The program leaders...

Today is the day we start our next camping trip. This time we booked the campervan with Wendekreisen. Since our last visit - just before the Corona pandemic - the already...

Paihia + Kaitaia After a week we finally left Auckland. As nice as it was, it's supposed to be the least interesting part of NZ. Above it there is a small corner of land called...

5.3.2024 Bay of Islands We left the ship via tender and then boarded our tour bus. Our driver introduced himself as "Holger", which confirmed my suspicions based on his English...

Our first sights in the rain and in the sunshine

After the warm welcome by the dolphins, we took the tender boat to shore. First, we wanted to see the place where the English and the indigenous people (Maori) had signed a...

After breakfast, we went to Russell to visit Long Beach. Wonderful beach, some waves, but not too strong, so you can swim perfectly. Ahh, what a morning. Amazing!!!!! After...

We also visited the most historian place in New Zealand: he Waitangi treaty grounds, where the Treaty of NZ was signed between multiple Maori tribes and the British crown. We...

Our journey down south has began, where we have to catch our ferry from Wellington back to Picton on the south island on the 25th of June and our airplane on the 30th of June...

The drive to Paihia on SH1 is very exhausting, partly due to the heavy traffic and because the road is still closed in one section due to road damage, so we have to take a...

This morning we were already greeted by the first dolphins and accordingly we are looking forward to the new day in New Zealand