Cape Rienga

Cape Rienga, New Zealand – 2017. Cape Rienga (Te Rerenga Wairua) is the north-western tip of the North Island of New Zealand. It is where the Pacific Ocean and the Tasman Sea meet and it is a sacred place for the Maoris. On our drive up to Cape Rienga we drove along a small part of Ninety Mile Beach, saw the giant sand dunes at Te Paki Stream and stopped for lunch at Houhora Harbour. It was a long day’s drive from Paihia and back but well worth it.
Ninety Mile Beach on the western coast near the northern tip of New Zealand
Ninety Mile Beach on the western coast near the northern tip of New Zealand
Ninety Mile beach
The entrance to Houhora Harbour on the east side of the Aupouri Peninsula of Northland, New Zealand.
Driftwood retaining wall, Houhora Harbour
Driftwood, Houhora Harbour
Looking inland from the entrance to Houhora Harbour on the east side of the Aupouri Peninsula of Northland, New Zealand.
Café at the Wagener Holiday Park, Houhora Harbour. Good Fish & Chips.
Cape Reinga Lighthouse
Cape Reinga – Tasman Sea on the left and Pacific Ocean on the right
The pohutukawa tree at Te Rerenga (the leaping off place of spirits)
Te Werahi Beach and Cape Maria van Diemen
Sand dunes at Te Paki Stream
Sand dunes at Te Paki Stream
Sand boarding on the sand dunes at Te Paki Stream
Old Father Time carved from a giant kauri tree (asking price NZ$75,000)
Kauri logs and carvings
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