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A Blissful Haven for travellers on the East Coast of New Zealand

November 4, 2016 by Rosemary Neave 8 Comments

North of Opotiki on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand is one of the world's most amazing road trips. It is Eastland -  coastal highways that hug it's beautiful coastline, small villages, this is Maori country.  Aruhe is a B&B and holiday home at Whanarua Bay, just north of Te Kaha, the latest listing on the Women's Accommodation Network. In New … [Read more...]

Drive East – Discover East Coast New Zealand

February 20, 2016 by Rosemary Neave 2 Comments

Meeting House Anarua Bay

Eastland - State Highway 35 from Opotiki to Gisborne - One of the Worlds Great Coastal Journeys The first time I headed out from Opotiki on this road, it felt like another world.  Here was New Zealand in a more raw and untouched state, where development seems to have passed it by, and left a world where Maori were at home, and I was a visitor - welcome, but a visitor. 30 … [Read more...]

A Fishwife Tale – Bay of Plenty

June 18, 2011 by Rosemary Neave Leave a Comment

Dianne Sharma-Winter writes: The setting sun cloaked the evening sky in shades of pinky pastel, highlighting the active volcano of White Island that dominates the coastline around here. A woman wandering by grabs a knife and in swift strokes, beheads the three struggling Kahawai on the beach.   “No taste like it,” she sighs in satisfaction. “From the sea to the plate in one … [Read more...]

Pathway to the Sunrise: Te Ara ki te Rawhiti

July 25, 2010 by Rosemary Neave 1 Comment

Tanya Cumberland and Charmaine Pountney take a Pacific holiday with a difference - the East Coast Highway Yearning for a Pacific holiday?  Why not explore our own Pacific coast - Highway 35 around the East Cape of the North Island? This is a stunning 330km journey from Opotiki to Gisborne.  Allow at least a week. The scenery includes sweeping silvery beaches strewn with … [Read more...]

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