Travel three hours north of Auckland to unearth the giant kauri trees of the Waipoua Kauri Forest - the sentinels for the undiscovered jewel of Northland's west coast, the historic Hokianga Harbour.
Tracks give access to notorious giants, 1400 year old Tane Mahuta and 2000 year Te Matua Ngahere, as well as other forest walks including Yakas Track, lookout walk and the Waiotemarama kauri and waterfall walks.
People can stomp along several fabulous coastal walks - including the Signal Station walk complete with amazing sand dune views.
The Hokianga landscape is dotted with many quaint villages, such as the twin settlement of Omapere and Opononi made famous in 1955-56 by Opo the dolphin with trips to 300 metre high sand dunes from here.
Rawene, New Zealand's third oldest European settlement, has historic Clendon House to share with visitors.