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Experience New Zealand like a local – wherever your travels take you.

We know all the best things to do, places to stay and ways to get there. Plus we’ll take care of the bookings. Start with i-SITE today.

The subtropical Northland experience remains unspoilt. This aquatic playground offers extensive adventure activities. Promising shopping, dining and entertainment possibilities that stem from the distinctive local culture, which embraces art and creativity.

Sign up to receive i-SITE's email newsletter full of things to do in your town and you automatically go in the monthly draw to win a 3 day Jucy Rental car hire.

Must do's:

  1. If you're feeling creative, you can learn how to make amazing glass crafts at Annie Rose & you can even hire the whole studio for group lessons.
  2. The Aquatic Centre on Ewing Road has an awesome wave pool and 2 hydroslides to keep the kids entertained this summer!
  3. Take a trip on the restored steam train from Kawakawa to Taumarere with Bay of Islands Vintage Railway

The best kept secrets:

  1. The glass blowing at Burning Issues Gallery by the Town Basin Marina is so fascinating to watch, inspiring for any artist!
  2. Take the 1 hour Paihia History Tour of Paihia, Waitangi & Haruru Falls and discover how we made NZ together.
  3. Woof, the talking Tui at the Native Bird Recovery Centre is absolutely amazing! Since being rescued he has learned to speak in the same tone as his carer.

Great food & wine:

  1. The Growers Market held every Saturday on Water Street offers the freshest local produce direct from the growers themselves!
  2. The Cabbage Tree Cafe on Rathbone Street has the best Prawn and Avocado Pasta Salad. It's the perfect lunch on a hot summer day!
  3. For the ultimate special occasion dinner, check out a'Deco Restaurant in Whangarei - DIVINE! Cuisine Restaurant of the Year finalist for 4 years running!

Hot deals:

  1. La Spa Naturale Day & Hair Spa and Pure Tastes are offering $10 off any spa treatment and $10 towards any dinner valid until 31 May 2010! Conditions apply.
  2. Take in the amazing scenery of the east coastline & beautiful Bay of Islands on a 1 hour flight from Whangarei - now only $119! Tickets at Whangarei i-SITE.
  3. Book Poor Knights Island boat tours and diving through Whangarei i-SITE and get FREE pick up/drop off from Whangarei City

Today:

  1. Thu 11 Mar 2010 - Fri 12 Mar 2010, 10:00am to 04:00pm
    Te Huringa/ Turning Points - Te Huringa – the Turning Point Pakeha Colonisation and Maori Empowerment is an exhibition of paintings from the collections of the Fletcher Trust and Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui.
  2. Thu 11 Mar 2010 - Fri 12 Mar 2010, 08:30am to 06:00pm
    Mangawhai Walking Weekend - A weekend of guided walks 11th March Brynderwyn Walkway 12th March Troubadour Trail Shore Bird walk with experts 13th March 18 local walks to choose from.
  3. Thu 11 Mar 2010 - Fri 12 Mar 2010, 07:30pm to 09:45pm
    Whangarei High School Musical onstage - This fabulous show has all of the songs from the original High School Musical 1 movie, plus three more.

This week:

  1. Sat 13 Mar 10, 10:00am to 04:00pm
    Sculpture by Ritchie Hewson and Keith Levy - Garden sculpture by Ritchie Hewson and Keith Levy.
  2. Fri 12 Mar 10, 06:00pm to 09:00pm
    About Time Jazz Trio - Popular live modern jazz from Northland's cruiziest New York style modern jazz band.
  3. Sat 13 Mar 10, 03:00pm to 07:00pm
    Mangawhai Food and Wine Festival - Taste local wines and food amongst the olive trees at the Olive Grove in Mangawhai.

This month:

  1. Sun 14 Mar 10, 08:30am to 12:00pm
    Bay of Islands Farmers Market - The Farmers' Market is a place where you'll find quality, healthy and fresh local produce including fruit and vegetables, juices, preserves, honey, plants, seedlings, flowers, bread, meat, fish, eggs, cheese, wine, oils, ...
  2. Tue 23 Mar 2010 - Wed 24 Mar 2010, 08:30pm to 10:30pm
    Sydney Hotshots Girls Night Out - Australia’s favourite ladies night is back, with an all new show that will turn up the heat in across New Zealand once again!
  3. Fri 19 Mar 2010 - Sat 20 Mar 2010, 09:30am to 04:00pm
    Whangarei Outdoor Sculpture & Garden Art Exhibition - Whangarei's Quarry Gardens are spectacular at any time, and now, with over 100 works by 32 local artists set amongst lush sub-tropical plants, on boulders, by the lake, in the stream, they are truly enchanting!
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Experience New Zealand like a local – wherever your travels take you.

We know all the best things to do, places to stay and ways to get there. Plus we’ll take care of the bookings.

Start with i-SITE today.

Every person who works at i-SITE is a travel expert for their own home town, so they can help you to find the sort of activities, attractions, accommodation and transport that only a local would know.

They’ll take the time to talk to you and find out your needs, your expectations, and your budget. Then they’ll help you to put together an itinerary that meets your individual requirements – taking care of the bookings then and there.

i-SITE is New Zealand’s official visitor information network, and with over 80 branches, you can be sure that once you have experienced the latest and greatest of what one place has to offer, i-SITE will help connect you with their equally friendly i-SITE colleagues at the next stop on your journey.

So, whether you’ve come from around the world or down the road, start your travel planning at i-SITE today.

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