Paihia, Bay of Islands

Paihia, New Zealand - 2017. Paihia is the main tourist town in the Bay of Islands of the North Island of New Zealand. Nearby is the historic 19th-century whaling port of Russell and The Waitangi National Trust estate. The Bay of Islands has more than 140 subtropical islands including Piercy Island or "The Hole In The Rock”. The bay also has beaches, big game fishing, great restaurants and lots of other adventurous things to do. The Waitangi National Trust estate - New Zealand's most historic site as the “Birthplace of the Nation” is where the Treaty of Waitangi was signed on the 6th of February 1840.
Bay of Islands, New Zealand
A tour boat heading for Piercy Island or "The Hole In The Rock”. The sea was rough.
Dolphins, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Bay of Islands, New Zealand
The lighthouse on Cape Brett, the southern entrance to the Bay of Islands
The Hole In The Rock
The Hole In The Rock, Motu Kōkako, also known as Piercy Island
Bay of Islands, New Zealand
The modern town of Russell, formerly a 19th-century whaling port and the first permanent European settlement and sea port in New Zealand
Maori carvings inside the Whare Runanga or Maori Meeting House at The Waitangi National Trust estate
Maori carvings inside the Whare Runanga or Maori Meeting House at The Waitangi National Trust estate
Maori carvings inside the Whare Runanga or Maori Meeting House at The Waitangi National Trust estate
Photo shot after the cultural show at the Maori Meeting House at The Waitangi National Trust estate
Photo shot after the cultural show at the Maori Meeting House at The Waitangi National Trust estate
Flag pole at the Waitangi National Trust estate. Top flag is New Zealand, left flag is Maori and right flag is Britain
The Bay of Islands from The Waitangi National Trust estate
Whare Runanga or Maori Meeting House at The Waitangi National Trust estate
The carving above the entrance door at Whare Runanga or Maori Meeting House at The Waitangi National Trust estate
The Treaty House at Waitangi. It was originally built in 1834 for James Busby, and is one of New Zealand's oldest surviving buildings.
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