NZ's oldest, tallest, and most northern

On this trip we've taken in some top rating sights

The oldest stone building - the Stone Store at Keri Keri, built between 1832 and 1836



The oldest wooden building - Kemp House, or Mission House at Keri Keri, completed in 1822



Oldest and tallest tree - Tāne Mahuta (Lord of the Forest), estimated to be between 1,250 and 2,500 years old and 45 meters tall.



The northern most point - Cape Reinga



The oldest church - Christ Church in Russell, completed in 1835-6



The oldest licensed hotel - Duke of Marlborough Hotel in Russell, licensed in 1840



World's largest ceremonial war canoe, 35 meters long

Cape Reinga

We made our way up the winding road to Cape Reinga at the very top of New Zealand. It was a long drive from Paihia but it was nice to tick it off the list of places to visit.

Here are a few snaps from the Cape













Sand dunes at 90 mile beach ... the beach is over the other side of the dunes, but this is as close as we could get to the beach with our rental car!



We stopped at Mangonui on the way back for fish and chips. This fish and chip shop makes it onto all the tourist websites as a top highlight. It did seem pretty popular and the fish and chips were good ... plus the little town is on a beautiful bay.