Room Check: Eagles Nest, Bay of Islands
The Eagles Nest spills across 75 acres of a peninsula looking down on the Bay of Islands along the way to Tapeka Pt.
The Eagles Nest spills across 75 acres of a peninsula looking down on the Bay of Islands along the way to Tapeka Pt.
Five walks that highlight the historic significance of Waitangi and nearby areas
Guided trip up Waitangi Estuary is a great introduction to kayaking, says Donna McIntyre.
Going walkabout is a great way to experience the winterless north, says Donna McIntyre.
INCREDIBLE PHOTOS: Woman saves two-metre-long sevengill shark after it became stranded while fleeing hungry orcas.
Another slice of Kiwi coastal paradise could be headed for the open market after the Department of Conservation turned down the chance to buy it.
An upstream river paddle is fun and games on a budget for all the family, writes Rob Cox.
Catherine Smith discovers a vibrant dining scene in the gastronomic capital of Northland.
A waterfront mansion built for NZ's most notorious drug lord, complete with helicopter pad and mythical "escape tunnel", is again for sale.
Up to $10,000 of taxpayers' money was spent on a rescue in Northland over the weekend for a group of Aucklanders "who were not in real danger", police say.
More than 500 people gathered on a hilltop in the Bay of Islands yesterday to celebrate the bicentenary of Pakeha settlement in New Zealand.
A great boys' trip up north is about golf and sleep not babes and beach for family man Rob Cox.
Elisabeth Easther visited Russell for a sneak preview of the Bay of Islands Walking Weekend and found a wealth of wanders on offer.
A bottlenose dolphin thought to have lost its calf has adopted a baby of another species.
The sky is the limit as a Northland town turns on the charm for a winter festival, writes Elisabeth Easther.
Fire services were called to a fire at a geothermal power plant in the Bay of Islands last night.
A New Zealand rich-lister has put his Bay of Islands palatial retreat up for sale, saying he is keen to move on to tick off his "bucket list" of life-long dreams.
Elisabeth Easther discovers a gem of a town in Northland where the train runs down the middle of the main street.
Elisabeth Easther finds New Zealand's former capital is still a capital place.
Danielle Wright takes her family on a vintage steam train along the main street of a tiny town with a big reputation.
A pair of humpback whales thrilled tourists in the Bay of Islands, breaching several times out of the water in full display.
Most travellers in the north know Kawakawa as the town with the railway running down the middle of the main street.
A popular drawcard for overseas visitors, the Bay of Islands proves an action-packed success, too, for Geoff Cumming's family holiday.