"Good detective work! Guess Rachel must love Northland as much as we do."
When an Instagram user asked if she was in New Zealand, Hunter replied:
"Yes I am, till tomorrow back to LA. You would love where I am."
The day after she shared a photo of herself on Waitangi Bridge, she posted a photo to Instagram of the view from the plane while landing in Los Angeles from New Zealand.
Others commented on the photo on Facebook saying they thought they had spotted her in Paihia.
"I said to my husband 'I think that's Rachel Hunter' this morning when we went for a walk along the Paihia waterfront. Wish I had come and said hello. Hope you've had a nice time in Northland," one Facebook user wrote.