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North Island ▷ Northland ▷ Tutukaka ▷
Tutukaka Head
4.0/5
This is a wonderful walk along a headland, dropping down to a beach, and then climbing to the lighthouse with breathtaking views.
Total time maybe 1 1/2 hours 2km each way.
Access is preferably from the Marina car park, by the footpath starting opposite the Sports Fishing Club, which can be slippery in wet weather, or by Landowners Road, some 200m beyond the Oceans Hotel on the road to Matapouri. THIS IS A PRIVATE ROAD, please drive very carefully, access is only by permission of the house owners. There is a small car park at the end, but this is prone to vandalism.
From this car park a path leads right down to a beach, BUT PLEASE KEEP TO THE LEFT HALF, the rest is privately owned. The lighthouse path is straight ahead following the ridge. There is a left fork leading to an excellent vantage point, and straight on leads down steps to the double beach. This is crossable near low tide dry, or wet at any time. The final climb to the lighthouse follows the power poles.
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North Island ▷ Northland ▷ Whangarei ▷
Otuihau Whangarei Falls
4.5/5
Lovely quiet walk along well made footpath.
Starting at Whangarei Falls, and ending with a dramatic walkway 12m above the stream to the base of a Kauri tree, with helpful information boards along the way. Times of various walks given at beginning.
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North Island ▷ Northland ▷ Tutukaka ▷
Dive Tutukaka
5.0/5
Brilliant team, brilliant dive sites, over 100 named.
The only dive operator I have found in NZ to go every day except Christmas day.
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North Island ▷ Northland ▷ Tutukaka ▷
Tutukaka Holiday Park
5.0/5
Excellent campsite.
If you are put off by moaning about leaving times, and individual views on the owner, then more fool you. The leaving time is 1000, in common with almost all the sites I have been on, in order to prevent misuse of camp facilities. Some people think that 1 nights camping includes anything they want on the succeeding day. A previous comment about facilities, has failed to grasp that most of the cabins have private facilities.