Whakaari / White Island is an active andesite stratovolcano, situated 48 km from the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand, in the Bay of Plenty.
White Island, 48 kilometres offshore from Whakatane in the Bay of Plenty, is one of the most accessible active volcanoes on earth – so accessible, in fact, that you can land a helicopter in the crater.
Unveiled at the Whakatāne Heads in 1965 as a memorial to the wife of Sir William Sullivan.
In Whakatāne, New Zealand’s longest continually occupied settlement and gateway to Whakaari (White Island), you will find the revered Mataatua Wharenui.
At least one visit to Ohope Scenic Reserve is a must if you are on holiday at Ohope Beach.
Ohope Beach is a beach in the eastern Bay of Plenty, on the northeast coast of the North Island of New Zealand, six kilometres east and over the hill, from Whakatane.
Ohope Beach is an 11 kilometre stretch of white sand that's often blessed with great surf.
Kia Ora! Escape the world and enter paradise. This is your invitation to experience a place like no other.
Hicks Bay is located on the East Cape of New Zealand, 186km from Gisborne. It has been occupied for about the last 1000 years.