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one of the first ports of call for sailing vessels in the 1800's, the history still exists in its buildings. Now it is a holiday town, normally reached by ferry from Paihia.
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Auckland is the commercial capital of New Zealand but anything to the North can be considered "Northland". Preferred destination for tourists and workers alike when surf, sand, diving and fishing is involved. It has a solid rural base of Dary, Beef and Sheep as well as horticulture and wineyards. Whangarei is the regional city on the way up to Cape Reinga at the northernmost tip of the island.