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    Leaving AucklandBeautiful trees at Parry Kauri Park2Ian messing about as usual!2Tempting to leave him there!! 😆Pampas grass everywhere in this part of the islandThe tall tree in this picture is a Kauri tree which was hit by lighting in 1958This is a slice of the trunk from the tree that was hit, it was huge!Another mound that has appeared due to earthquake and volcanic activityLogging industry is still strong hereThese containers are everywhere & used to capture rain water in areas that there is no running waterPaihai beach1Paihai beachPaihai beachPaihai beach1Paihai beach2Edible banana plant flower native to South East AsiaBeautiful flowers here2Video from one of the viewing points over Paihia beach

    Auckland to Paihia Bay of Islands

    March 27, 2025 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    Another coach day today to our furthest north destination Paihia. En route we stopped at Parry Kauri Park to look at the many different trees and some interesting artefacts, then we went to the Kauri tree museum. The Kauri tree has declined massively in the last 150 years here and the museum was set up to honour the industry it created as well as help to recover the numbers of trees. Heavily used in the 1900’s for housing, furniture and many other uses, the museum holds a huge piece of a tree which was truck by lightning, fascinating place.
    We then continued to Paihia in the bay of islands, a beautiful beach resort, the sun shone it was a balmy 26 degrees and we took a stroll before joining our fellow travellers for dinner.    Read more