Curved like a smile across the North Island’s east coast, the Bay of Plenty and the string of towns threading its white-sand shorelines is a popular destination for New Zealanders, especially in ...

The harbor sprawls from downtown Auckland and beaches like Mission Bay across to the North Shore ... Waiheke Island and the hiking hub of Rangitoto Island. U.S. News Insider Tip: Do as the ...

Separated from the South Island by Cook Strait, New Zealand’s North Island is home to five of its main wine regions (seven, if you include Waikato and Ōhau), and is known for a wider variety of wine ...

Harrison and two companions were fishing near the Hole in the Rock, a picturesque spot off the far north coast of New Zealand’s North Island ... figure out what to do,” Harrison said.