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42 STYLE | travel<br />
THE WINTERLESS NORTH<br />
Inspired New Zealand Travel’s Nic Gregory highlights ways<br />
to get the most from a Bay of Islands experience.<br />
Take in the splendour from above, with local operators like Salt Air.<br />
The Bay of Islands is an aquatic playground, with<br />
144 subtropical islands scattered between<br />
the boundaries of Cape Brett and the Purerua<br />
Peninsula. History runs equally as deep, with many<br />
historical towns speaking of New Zealand’s past,<br />
including our most historic site, Waitangi.<br />
Paihia offers incredible beaches and is a great<br />
spot for those who enjoy fishing, cruising and<br />
kayaking. It’s also the gateway to our first capital,<br />
Russell. This gorgeous waterfront village is easily<br />
accessible by ferry from Paihia or by car ferry from<br />
Opua and also boasts our oldest church, Christ<br />
Church (1835), which still bears the scars from<br />
musket ball holes following the battle in 1845.<br />
Twenty minutes north and you’ll find yourself in<br />
Northland’s largest town, Kerikeri. Home to Hongi<br />
Hika, a Maori chief who terrorised many tribes in<br />
the early 1800s, it is also where Samuel Marsden<br />
established New Zealand’s second mission station,<br />
in 1821. It is here you will find our oldest building,<br />
Kemp House (1821–1822), and the Stone Store<br />
(1832), which still operates as a general store.
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