Oceania : New Zealand : North Island

North Island


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Regions / Cities / Other Destinations / Culture and History / Talk / Travel to North Island, visa requirements / Get around / North Island attractions and sightseeing / City tours / Good restaurants and cheap meals / North Island nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Stay safe / Get out

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The North Island of New Zealand is warm, with scenery ranging from sandy beaches, through rolling farmland to active volcanic peaks. Although it is smaller than the South Island, it is more populous, with half of the New Zealand population living north of Lake Taupo, in the middle of the island.

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Regions

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Cities

  • Whangarei - The central and only city in Northland
  • Auckland - The largest and most populated NZ city and the largest city in Polynesia.
  • Hamilton -
  • Tauranga - In the Bay of Plenty.
  • Rotorua - Famous for geysers and hot pools... and that funny sulphuric smell! (smells like eggs!)
  • Hastings and Napier - Art Deco and wine in the sunny Hawkes Bay.
  • New Plymouth -
  • Wanganui - Once a port town, now gateway to the Wanganui river
  • Palmerston North - Knowledge capital of New Zealand, has over 70 educational institutes, that roughly one per 1000 population
  • Wellington - The national capital - home of the Parliament and the Beehive. The Windy city (and its not hot air).

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Other Destinations

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Culture and History

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Talk

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Travel to North Island, visa requirements

  • Auckland - Is the primary arrival point for most people in New Zealand a large majority of those coming in through the Auckland International Airport (IATA: AKL, ICAO: NZAA) which handles 70% of all tourist air travel and is serviced by most major Airlines. A significant number of people also arrive in Auckland by cruise ship.

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Get around

The North Island is adequately serviced by many national bus companies.

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North Island attractions and sightseeing

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City tours

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Good restaurants and cheap meals

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North Island nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs.

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Stay safe

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Get out


More from New Zealand:
Chatham Islands, Fiordland National Park, North Island, South Island, Stewart Island

More from Oceania:
Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Midway Islands, New Zealand, Polynesia

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