Bay of Islands

09/04/2024

06/04/2024

The Bay of Islands Jazz and Blues and Country Rock Festival showcases good music and friendship amidst the breathtaking setting of the Bay of Islands in New Zealand – a top tourist destination in the country. Each year, the festival presents over 40 acts across various venues. Street music in Paihia and Russell also offers the opportunity to savor the tunes while dining at nearby cafés or joining in some dancing. Don't miss out on this musical extravaganza! 🎶🎸

Find out more @ https://www.visitboi.co.nz/event/bay-of-islands-country-rock-festival

04/04/2024

Embark on an epic adventure with Flying Kiwi Parasailing! 🌊 Soar to new heights with their 1300ft towline – the highest in New Zealand! Experience the thrill of single, tandem, or triple flights, soaking in breathtaking views of Paihia, Russell, and Opua in the Bay of Islands. Their experienced and friendly crew, with over 5 years of parasailing expertise, ensures your safety and enjoyment. Perfect for the whole family, with no physical restrictions or experience required. Take off and land from their parasail boat's back deck, and stay dry – unless you fancy a splash! With 29 years of experience and a flawless safety record, Flying Kiwi Parasail invites you to discover the beauty of New Zealand's stunning landscapes. Departures available daily from Paihia, Russell, or Waitangi. 🧡✈️

Find out more @ https://www.visitboi.co.nz/listing/flying-kiwi-parasail

02/04/2024

Escape to paradise at Pioneer Waterfront Apartments 🌴 Built in 1985, their secluded, privately-owned apartments offer the best of Paihia's Bay of Islands. Relax in their fully equipped two-bedroom units and unwind by their beautiful swimming pool complex. Located just steps away from Paihia's swimming beach and surrounded by restaurants, their central yet peaceful spot is perfect for business, leisure, or family getaways. Book your ultimate retreat now!

Find out more @ www.visitboi.co.nz/listing/pioneer-apartments

30/03/2024

We’ve got a new skipper taking control this weekend! 🐰💙Keep an eye open for the awesome easter activities happening at and

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27/03/2024

🐰🌷 Get ready for an egg-citing Easter celebration! Join us at Otehei Bay for an unforgettable Easter Family Fun Day on Monday, April 1st, in partnership with Clubtastic! 🎉 From thrilling activities to fantastic prizes and giveaways, it's a day packed with joy and laughter for the whole family. Don't miss out on the fun! Free entry awaits, with return ferry tickets at $60 per adult, $35 per child, or opt for a family pass at $155. See you there! 🐣

Find out more @ https://www.visitboi.co.nz/event/otehei-bay-easter-fun-day

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15/03/2024

The Bay of Islands Rotary Club Colour Fun Run

Smiling ear to ear, you’ll be laughing your way to the finish line in a frenzy of colourful happiness.

Along the journey, you’ll be showered in colour as you journey along the beach and you’ll take memories that last a lifetime.

That’s right, the BOI Rotary Club Colour Run is coming back to Paihia. This Colour Run is a non-compete, fun run that welcomes all ages, all abilities and a great family event, work function or random fun for the weekend.

Come walk, jog, skip hop or run with countless others, experiencing Paihia’s fun run.

The Bay of Islands Rotary Colour Run 2024 up looming!!

There are Fantastic Spot Prizes to be Won! Come dressed up in your Best White outfits!

Did you know this event is raising funds to put back into the community?

Get involved, and you’ll not only have the time of your life, but your fun run tickets will be helping your community. The BOI Rotary Club has been involved with many projects and will continue to use the funds from these events to improve our local community.

Find out more @ https://www.visitboi.co.nz/event/bay-of-islands-rotary-colour-run-2024

13/03/2024

Otehei Bay Island Daze is coming up!!

Enjoy an afternoon by the beach with live DJ’s, great tunes, Long White cocktails & drink specials, good food and giveaways in an unbeatable location…

ENTRY IS FREE – just book your ferry ticket from either Paihia or Russell, or come across in your own boat!

Find out more @ https://www.visitboi.co.nz/event/otehei-bay-island-daze-party

07/03/2024

Visit the Blue Pacific Quality Apartments a 4-Star beachfront property offering a choice of studio, 1, 2 & 3 bedroom, fully self-contained apartments. Every apartment has breathtaking views of the Bay of Islands, Russell and Waitangi and is only a minute’s walk from Paihia township. Some of the apartments have outdoor spas or spa bath

Find out more @ www.visitboi.co.nz/listing/blue-pacifi

05/03/2024

Sea Week Moana Exploration Day! is this Saturday (9th of March) There is so much fun planned for families to come and explore, including ocean games, underwater VR, marine science activities, ocean artwork, SeaWeek colouring contest, flax fish weaving, coastal clean-up, an island animal adventure and more!

This family-friendly event is free to the community, funded by NZ SeaWeek, perfect for tamariki age 5-12.

Find out more @ link in bio

03/03/2024

Nau mai haere mai ‘Cruz’n The Bayz’ is back next week from 8th to 10th March 2024 in the Bay of Islands.

Over 3 days we will gather and cruise Northland with like-minded classic/hot rod/muscle car and bike enthusiasts from all over NZ. Come join us as we travel through our local communities who are supporting us with music/entertainment, local cuisine and welcoming celebrations.

Cruising from Paihia, Kerikeri, Taipa, Kaikohe, Russell (via the car and walk on Ferries), and surrounding townships.

More information @ www.visitboi.co.nz/event/cruzn-the-bayz

29/02/2024

Explore the beauty of the journey to the Bay of Islands with our specially curated routes! 🌟 While the Brynderwyn Hills road is closed, take a detour to the breathtaking Waipu Beach. Need a refreshment break? Stop by the Cove Cafe! Or venture into the enchanting Kawiti Glow Worm Cave, just 20 minutes added to your northbound road trip. 🌈 Discover the wonders of the upper north – your next adventure awaits! See you soon! 👋

20/02/2024

We love this! So much to do in the Bay of Islands, you can even do yoga with kittens! Even without the kittens this is a fabulous way to relax after a busy day out! The Yin Side Paihia

20/02/2024

FOIL Bay of Islands Kicks off on Thursday. Hosted by The Bay of Islands Yacht Club this is the biggest foiling event in the Southern Hemisphere. With over 130 competitors flying around the beautiful waters of the Bay of Islands it's a great spectacle. Watch the action from Ti Beach, Waitangi Golf Course, Tapeka Point or The Bay of Islands Yacht Club!!

Find out more @ https://www.visitboi.co.nz/event/foil-bay-of-islands

16/02/2024

Join us at Otehei Bay from 1-5pm on Saturday 24 February for a fun afternoon with Live Music, Special Long White Cocktails, Great Food and Giveways.

Otehei Bay is the perfect family-friendly spot to relax and enjoy a classic kiwi summer day at the beach. Our fully licensed beachfront café and bar will be open for lunch with some delicious Long White cocktails and drink specials on the day, as well as coffee and ice cream to keep everyone fueled up.

Erick Ge**er will providing the entertainment for the afternoon with a live performance of popular songs and a wide range of music for everybody to enjoy.

Find out more @ https://www.visitboi.co.nz/event/island-sip-sounds-at-otehei-bay

Otehei Bay Explore - Bay of Islands Long White

15/02/2024

The Waitangi Treaty Grounds’ new exhibition showcases 28 previously unpublished photographs by
photographer and activist James Aotearoa Pasene which revisit Waitangi Day protest actions
occurring in Waitangi from 1980 to 1985. The exhibition features original film, captured by
participants of the ‘Whakahou’ (Renew) movement, which provides a unique perspective of the
protest action.

HIKOI: GET UP STAND UP 1980-1985 debut exhibition opened at Te Kōngahu Museum of Waitangi
on Thursday, 1st February 2024.
From ‘Whakahou’ headquarters in South Auckland, James Aotearoa Pasene and his late life-partner
Zena Tamanui, engaged in some of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most historic protest actions; including
the 1977 Bastion Point occupation, 1979 He Taua/Auckland University conflict, 1981 anti-apartheid
Springbok Tour, and of course, the Waitangi Day protests of the 1980’s. Armed with his camera,

James took snapshots of what he saw from behind the front lines as well as more intimate, behind-
the-scenes moments which give precedence to individuals over politics.

James has said the rationale behind this exhibition is to show the human side behind the protest
movement, rather than the protesting and confrontation.
“It’s not about banner-waving or the placards. As a fellow protestor, I could take photos of the things
that maybe other photographers couldn’t because I was part of the inner circle and that’s what I am
showing...this is my love letter to those times, places, and people”.
The exhibition will be open to the public until the 31st March 2024.

Photo captions: "Coming into Paihia, 1983 (JP-06). James Aotearoa Pasene photographic collection"

https://www.visitboi.co.nz/listing/waitangi-treaty-grounds

13/02/2024

We love seeing our passengers photos! Check out this beauty of our favourite Island in the bay! Motukokako
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04/02/2024

The annual ‘Vert Jam’ skateboarding competition is back in Kerikeri for 2024.

The two-day event kicks off at Kerikeri Domain with Bowl Jam starting Thursday February 8 at 5pm, followed on Friday with Vert Jam starting at 4.30pm.

The Kerikeri competition is free for competitors and for spectators, with grandstand-style seating available for viewers to capture all the action.

Vert Jam will follow the Mangawhai Bowl Bash 2024, which is on at Mangawhai Activity Zone skatepark this Saturday February 3.

The new skating facilities built by Circle D Construction as part of the Kerikeri Domain Revitalisation Project, were designed by ex-pro skater and Vert Jam organiser, Dave Crabb. The skating facilities attract top talent on a national and international scale.

More details @ https://www.visitboi.co.nz/event/vert-jam-skateboarding-competition

03/02/2024

Check out the full program for Waitangi Week!!

New Zealand's most important day, Waitangi Day. Learn about the signing of the Treaty, visit the Grounds & be a part of Waitangi Day on February 6th. Join us.

03/02/2024

Coming up next Tuesday!!

New Zealand’s national day. Every year on 6 February – Waitangi Day – people of all communities and backgrounds gather at Waitangi to commemorate the first signing of New Zealand’s founding document: Te Tiriti o Waitangi, The Treaty of Waitangi, on 6 February 1840.

Waitangi Day is recognised as New Zealand’s national day and is the most important marker in the country’s history.

Ongoing recognition of the Treaty of Waitangi as the nation’s founding document will continue to keep this celebration alive, as the Treaty continues to live as part of New Zealand’s past, present and future.

On the 6 February the Treaty Grounds closes its buildings for the day and the Grounds become the location for the Waitangi Day Festival. The free festival at the Treaty Grounds starts at 5am with a dawn service in Te Whare Rūnanga.

All-day entertainment creates a fun, festival atmosphere, with performance stages on the Upper Treaty Grounds, at the Te Korowai ō Maikuku and on the sports field opposite the Treaty Grounds. More than 150 market stalls offer an amazing array of art and crafts, clothing and a wide variety of food options. Children’s activities include bouncy castles, kids racing cars and sports games.

Find out more @ https://www.visitboi.co.nz/event/waitangi-day-2024

29/01/2024

Wish You Were Here?
We do! Come and Stay in the Heart of The Bay.

29/01/2024

Kia tū te mana o te wahine!

As the 184 year anniversary of the signing of Te Tiriti and the Treaty approaches, so too does another significant event for Waitangi. 2024 marks the 20th anniversary that wāhine have been participating in waka events.

Since 2004 our waka have seen a great number of wāhine aboard. This year, join us in celebrating te mana o te wahine with our waka launching ceremony

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26/01/2024

Visit Zane Grey's Situated in the heart of Paihia overlooking the beautiful Bay of Islands, Zane Grey’s Restaurant & Bar offers breath-taking views and exquisite food and service.

We are open 365 days a year and offer Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner options. During the summer months, we also have The Dock open which is an outdoor venue with gorgeous sea views and casual dining.

There is an aquarium in the middle of our restaurant, as well as picture windows throughout the venue so despite the weather, there is always a great view!

Find out more @ https://www.visitboi.co.nz/listing/zane-greys-restaurant-and-bar

24/01/2024

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23/01/2024

Visit The Duke of Marlborough it began its life in 1827 as “Johnny Johnstons Grog Shop”. The owner Johnny Johnston was an ex convict come good, he became fluent in Te Reo and was very well regarded by the local Maori. This relationship led to Johnny being able to purchase the freehold site of the Duke – which was one of the first land sales to a European in New Zealand.

In the 1830s, Russell or Kororareka, as it was known then, was the biggest whaling port in the Southern Hemisphere and turned out to be a bit of an eye opener for the missionaries. Up to 500 whalers at a time would arrive in Russell after twelve months at sea, with Russell having no effective law enforcement agency, the scene wasn’t ideal. Prostitution was one of the area’s largest industries and many local women frequently entered into 3 week marriages.

Find out more @ https://www.visitboi.co.nz/listing/duke-of-marlborough

20/01/2024

Bay of Islands Sailing Week is the biggest event of its kind in New Zealand – a multi-day sailing regatta primarily for keelboats, trailer yachts and multihulls. Established in 2003, this annual regatta is now a highlight of the sailing calendar for New Zealand sailors and a growing number of overseas sailors from Australia and the Pacific too.

Find out more @ https://www.visitboi.co.nz/event/bay-of-islands-sailing-week-2

12/01/2024

Stunning day in the Bay of Islands 🌞 🐟

10/01/2024

REMINDER!!
We have spaces available in our Learn-To-Sail course NEXT WEEK! At the Bay of Islands Yacht Club. A great way for the kids to get out on the water these school holidays.

10/01/2024

Watching the world go by 🏞️