Explore Kaitaia New Zealand: NZ's Northernmost Town

Visitors to the Northland, New Zealand, will enjoy a trip to Kaitaia– New Zealand’s northernmost large town. A center for culture, recreation, and commerce, Kaitaia New Zealand is sure to appeal to the tastes of virtually every tourist. It’s located only 116 kilometers to the south of New Zealand’s northernmost extremity: Cape Reinga. Kaitaia can be an excellent place to get accommodations while you explore the beautiful sights of the Northland area.

How do you get to Kaitaia? Tourists can easily reach it from Auckland by driving for four to five hours along the Twin Coast Discovery Highway. There’s an airport in Kaitaia, to which Air New Zealand provides flights from Auckland and other major cities. There’s even a coach service that will take travelers between Auckland and Kaitaia; it runs every day.

New Zealand vacation activities in Kaitaia, New Zealand, include shopping for a variety of goods; the area has a bustling farming economy, particularly renowned for its quality avocados and excellent wines. You’ll find potters, glassblowers, painters, and carvers of New Zealand greenstone or jade– all offering an amazing diversity of wares. Tourists will enjoy learning about the area’s gum-digging past and visiting Gumdiggers’ Park–one of the sites where gum was extracted over a century ago.

Those who wish to mix business with pleasure will find Kaitaia an excellent place to hold meetings and conferences: the Community Centre and numerous hotels in the area offer conference facilities. After your meetings are done, take a trip through the city, stop at a scenic cafe or enjoy fine food at one of the many quality restaurants in Kaitaia. Or visit a sports center, bowling alley, golf course, or tennis court to exercise; Kaitaia will accommodate all your workout needs.

Interested in learning how to weave and carve– the way the Maori natives of New Zealand have done it for hundreds of years? Try visiting the Maori Cultural Centre, where you’ll get first-hand exposure to authentic Maori ways of life. Or, to savor the beautiful surrounding landscape, take a trip to the vast Ninety Mile Beach or to Cape Reinga, the tip of New Zealand.

Kaitaia, New Zealand, will meet virtually every tourist’s accommodation needs. Backpackers’ hostels, bed-and-breakfast establishments, beachfront lodges and luxury hotels, quiet and leisurely resorts, and motels are available to suit the vast majority of tastes and budgets. You’ll find a friendly, comfortable atmosphere while you stay in Kaitaia and explore the town and its surroundings.