Tologa Bay, longest pier in NZ - 650M)
Pauanui housing canals
Monster mining truck at Waihi
New Zealand

After getting back from Canada, Alaska and our USA trip, we did a trip from Napier to the Eastland region of North Island, then north through the Bay of Plenty, then the Coromandel, back to Napier via Mata Mata (where we visited the nearby Lord of the Rings Hobbitt village).

We did this trip in our Burstner Elegance i800 motorhome.

 

Hot Water Beach - water's really hot!
Walking to the top of Mt. Maunganui
Waihi open pit goldmine
Thames marina (boat graveyard)
View of Coromandel
Shelly Beach, Coromandel
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Our route, click on map for larger image
Hobbitt Village while filming
Driving Creek Railway, near Thames
Hobbitt Village (2008)
2008 North Island, Eastland trip