Story: Northland places

More links and websites

• Doubtless Bay Online and Information Centre

  The site of Doubtless Bay Promotion includes a history and maps of the area.

• Kaitaia Business Association

  Kaitāia is New Zealand’s most northern town. This site, hosted by the Kaitaia Business Association, features business groups, events and attractions, and other information.

• Kerikeri in the Bay of Islands

  Maintained by the Kerikeri Business Association, this site contains both historical and current information.

• Matakohe/Limestone Island

  This site gives the history and conservation information about an island in Whangarei Harbour, five minutes by boat from the city.

• Waitangi Treaty Grounds

  The Waitangi Treaty Grounds, where the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, were gifted to the nation in 1932. The site contains images and historical information.

• Whangarei Art Museum

  The Whāngārei Art Museum, established in June 1996, is the public gallery of the district and the only public gallery in Northland. It houses the city art collection of heritage and contemporary art work.

• Whangarei Information and Travel Centre

  This site has events, attractions and other tourist information about Whāngārei.

More suggestions and sources

• Boese, Kay. Tides of history. Whāngārei: Bay of Islands County Council, 1977.
• Harrison, Eric. Hokianga: a visitor’s guide. 3rd ed. Opononi: Hokianga Historical Society, 2000.
• Keene, Florence. Between two mountains: a history of Whangarei. Auckland: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1966.
• Keene, Florence. Kaitaia and its people. Whāngārei: F. Keene, 1989.
• McKenna, Neva Clarke. Mangonui: gateway to the Far North. Kerikeri: Northland Historical Publications Society, 1990.
• Richardson, Jeanette. Time and tide: local government in the 19th and 20th centuries in Mangonui, Kaitaia and adjacent areas. Waikanae: Heritage, 1990.
• Ritchie, Rayma. Turn of the tide. Kaikohe: Bay of Islands County Council, 1990.