The Best ... in New Zealand
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AARGH This thread is reinforcing for me two facts. I didn't get a winter break this year and I am working through Xmas / New Year. Have had so many great times all over Northland although usually as a long weekend.
Whananaki camp ground (the private coastal one) is one of the best I've ever been to. Iconic beach NZ although it gets booked out over summer well ahead. I went in spring almost had the place to myself sigh
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@dogmeat said in The Best ... in New Zealand:
AARGH This thread is reinforcing for me two facts. I didn't get a winter break this year and I am working through Xmas / New Year. Have had so many great times all over Northland although usually as a long weekend.
Whananaki camp ground (the private coastal one) is one of the best I've ever been to. Iconic beach NZ although it gets booked out over summer well ahead. I went in spring almost had the place to myself sigh
Do you mean the farm one with sites scattered around the hills? Haven't stayed there as we couldn't get in but can recommend the DOC one up the coast a couple of kms at Otamure Bay.
Whangaruru (North Head) also a good spot
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@Crucial said in The Best ... in New Zealand:
Do you mean the farm one with sites scattered around the hills? Haven't stayed there as we couldn't get in but can recommend the DOC one up the coast a couple of kms at Otamure Bay.
Whangaruru (North Head) also a good spotThe DOC one at Mimiwhangata is excellent, havent stayed for years (school camp, so >5 years) just stopped via boat.
Mimiwhangata Coastal Park
Mimiwhangata Coastal Park near Whangฤrei is home to recovering bird and marine species.
Puriri Bay is at Whangaruru too, which is popular, although think the DOC one you are referring to is next bay round? Again, been a long time since I stayed there.
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@Crucial said in The Best ... in New Zealand:
Yeah, we are blessed with some amazing bits of undeveloped coastline where you can camp right on the edge of multi-million dollar views. This shot is from sitting outside the tent at Port Jackson
Maaaaate! This is one of my favourite places in the world. Have spent a significant amount of time up here and caught a very large amount of kingfish off the rocks over the back of the hills to both left and right of the pic. It is such a cool DOC camp too and has all that you really need (and that is not much at all)
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@JK said in The Best ... in New Zealand:
@Crucial said in The Best ... in New Zealand:
Yeah, we are blessed with some amazing bits of undeveloped coastline where you can camp right on the edge of multi-million dollar views. This shot is from sitting outside the tent at Port Jackson
Maaaaate! This is one of my favourite places in the world. Have spent a significant amount of time up here and caught a very large amount of kingfish off the rocks over the back of the hills to both left and right of the pic. It is such a cool DOC camp too and has all that you really need (and that is not much at all)
We went up there just before Xmas one year before everyone packed the place out and had a great time. The bloke next to us went out in his boat to the right looking out and was back only half an hour later with a big king spread over the bars of his quad bike. Reckons he caught a little Kahawai and as he was bringing it in the king jumped after it and landed in the boat!
I didn't care if it was a fisherman's tale or not as he divvied it up among the other campers and we all had a good feed. -
@jegga said in The Best ... in New Zealand:
These guys make some bloody nice port but it aint exactly cheap.https://www.ruahineports.co.nz/
They're in Dannevirke right? Very nice if it's the one I'm thinking of.
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@Magpie_in_aus said in The Best ... in New Zealand:
My local f and c has shut down apparently in Napier.
Tried the Pirimai Chippy? Pretty good. Very good gurnard and tarakihi but never any snapper unfortunately.
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@raznomore said in The Best ... in New Zealand:
Golden Palace Eastbourne - Spend $25 and feed the family twice. Massive portions, heaps of free potato fritters and it taste awesome. Best chippy for me.
And wander down and eat it on the wharf. Don't go to piranha or whatever it is and have to deal with the angry lady.
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@dogmeat said in The Best ... in New Zealand:
@taniwharugby been there - done that
Watered his lemon too...Either you missed the word "tree" or that's a sensational euphemism.
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@taniwharugby said in The Best ... in New Zealand:
@Crucial or the new bridge at Taipa, thanks Whinny
Actually, clip on TV1 news...NZTA with signs up wanting people to stop jumping.
Shane Jones saying he's been jumping off to for 50 years and who is going to enforce it?
Cue interviews with locals after they climb out of the water, post Manu.
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@taniwharugby said in The Best ... in New Zealand:
@taniwharugby said in The Best ... in New Zealand:
@Crucial or the new bridge at Taipa, thanks Whinny
Actually, clip on TV1 news...NZTA with signs up wanting people to stop jumping.
Shane Jones saying he's been jumping off to for 50 years and who is going to enforce it?
Cue interviews with locals after they climb out of the water, post Manu.
There's actually case law in Australia where somebody jumped off a bridge and sued the Council for not doing enough to protect him from injury or some such.
Did a Contract Law course earlier in the year and this case study came up. Will see if I can find it.
Further confirms my opinion of Shane Jones.
