Introducing Cape Reinga & Ninety Mile Beach
Maori consider Cape Reinga (Te Rerenga-Wairua) the jumping-off point for souls as they depart on the journey to their spiritual homeland. That makes the Aupouri Peninsula a giant diving board, and it certainly resembles one – long and thin, it reaches 108km to form NZ’s northern extremity. On its west coast Ninety Mile Beach (Ninety Kilometre Beach would be more accurate) is a continuous stretch lined with high sand dunes, flanked by the Aupouri Forest.
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Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: North paces
by iviehoff 12 September 2011
>And of course, you don't actually have to pay to go to the northernmost point. You can also do a longish hike. In fact, you need to go…
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Re: New Zealand
by LifeIsTheBubbles 03 September 2011
Both islands are beautiful but I would recommend spending more time in the South. It's hard to choose a favorite but here are a couple…
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RE: travelling solo during RWC - bustour?
by ranjon 28 August 2011
I think it is either Stray or The Flying Kiwi that market themselves more of the alternative type of tour, perhaps both more so than the…
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