The magical essence of Northland...

Is its colourful past, preserved in a wide variety of natural landscapes just waiting for you to explore, not the least the superb shorelines on the contrasting coasts.

You'll see the history, which gives character to the region, through the quaint white churches, grand old homesteads, tiny wooden cottages, and pa sites carved into mountain tops - poignant reminders of a fascinating past.

Many of Northland's hundreds of miles of coastline, framed by windswept headlands, remain unspoilt, and can be viewed from a sailboat or launch, or the deck of one of the many exquisitely sited accommodation properties.

By contrast you can explore the interior's ancient kauri forests, farms and orchards, on foot, by bike, air or even by train.