What's on in Northland?

Matariki - Celebrate the Maori New Year, Matariki, in Northland!!

From art and indigenous food festivals to tree plantings and celestial navigation tours on land and sea, there's a whole host of events going on throughout the region in June! Matariki is all about celebrating the place where we live and paying respect to the land that we live on. It is celebrated with education, remembrance and the planting of new trees and crops signalling new beginnings. The actual day of Maori New Year is 27th June.

Venue: Northland Wide. Street: The Mall, Marsden Road. Suburb: Bay of Islands
Dates: 01 June 2006 - 30 June 2006
Email: http://www.vip.co.nz/info@northlandnz.com

Amazing Cultural Encounter

This exclusive Cultural Encounter is held at the Beachcomber Resort once a week where local Maori, Taiamai Tours welcome groups onto the beaches with traditional warrior chants and haka and the possibility of going out on a traditional waka (canoe.) The event is finished off with a great buffet served in the restaurant upstairs.

Venue: Beachcomber Resort, Northland.
Dates: 08 March 2006 - 21 November 2006

Contact Details
Email: laura@beachcomber-resort.co.nz

Travellers to Northland can discover a plethora of breathtaking beaches. Offering sheltered coves and dazzling golden sand for miles and miles plus endless activities to while away the days! Diving, horse-riding, surfing and fishing are just a way of life here and there are still many unexplored areas of native land and forests to discover.

From the beginning, when the first Maori canoes appeared on the shores of the Hokianga, to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, Northland is abundant in Maori culture and history, and its fun-loving people to this day continue to extend friendship and warmth to all who visit this tropical paradise offering them a truly unique and memorable experience.

Northland is also rich in backpacker facilities. There are various hostels and budget accommodation located in Northland and all central to everything a backpacker could need! Tours and activities, local restaurants, bars and nightlife, beaches, shops and much more! This magical place allows time for reflection, to recharge the batteries, to immerse yourself in a different culture, to let your hair down and party and most importantly. To have fun!!