Bay of Islands
Listed under Coastlines in North Island, New Zealand.
The Bay of Islands is known for its amazing scenery as well as the variety of activities you can participate in while you visit. The fishing is great, and you can eat what you catch or just fish for sport. There are great sailing and diving spots as well, with a good chance that you will see a dolphin or two along the way. For the more adventurous traveler, parasailing grants awesome views of the entire area.
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Sarah Clise.
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“Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's heaven on earth: Bay of Islands, New Zealand”
By Dame Kiri Te Kanawa for The Telegraph. First published 1st December 2008. I may have spent most of my life in England, but my heart is still in New Zealand and always will be – and if there is a heaven on earth I would say it must be the Bay of Isla… Read more...
Written by press. See the full article in The Telegraph, 1st December 2008
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