Motel Russell

Things to do

Waitangi Treaty Grounds and the Museum of Waitangi

If you’re a grown-up Kiwi and you haven’t been here yet: shame, bro! Read the story . . . 

Things to do

Kororipo Heritage Park: embrace nineteenth-century Aotearoa

Embrace nineteenth-century New Zealand and discover the place where Maori and Europeans first lived side by side.  Read the story . . . 

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Bay of Islands: marvel at the marine life and the beauty

Marvel at pods of wild dolphins, migratory orca, seals and blue penguins in the pristine big blue yonder. Read the story . . . 

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Tane Mahuta: lord of the forest

Stand at the feet of a giant, Lord of the Forest, in Waipoua Forest. Read the story . . . 

Makana Confections Visit website

Makana® Confections manufactures and retails gift-quality chocolates at its boutique chocolate factories in Kerikeri and Blenheim. Makana® has become a "must see" visitor attraction in . . . More . . . 

Things to do

Loved by the locals: Whangarei

Do what the locals do in Whangarei.  Read the story . . . 

Out and about

Loved by the locals: Bay of Islands

Do what the locals do in the Bay of Islands.  Read the story . . . 

Mokaba Cafe

Delightful fully-licensed all-day cafe with an outdoor garden. Overlooking the bustling Whangarei Town Basin where pleasure boats, fishing boats and yachts from all over the . . . More . . .