Tokomaru Bay Pier East Cape North Island New Zealand

A long pier extends into the water of Tokomaru Bay, a bay and town located in the East Cape on the North Island of New Zealand.
Visitors can walk along the pier which extends into Tokomaru Bay in the East Cape on the North Island of New Zealand where one can enjoy the amazing scenery. The pier is also used by marine vessel ...

Sandy Beach Wooden Shelter Waipiro Bay New Zealand

A lean to or wooden shelter constructed by the unknown, stands on the sandy beach at Waipiro Bay on the North Island of New Zealand.
The waves lap up onto the coastal shores of Waipiro Bay in East Cape, New Zealand where someone visiting the area, built a make shift wooden shelter out of driftwood found on the sandy beach. This ...

East Cape Lighthouse Scenery North Island New Zealand

After reaching the top of the stairs to the East Cape Lighthouse on the North Island of New Zelaand, one will stand 154 meters above sea level where the coastal scenery is amazing.
A long flight of 700 steps leads visitors to the East Cape Lighthouse on the North Island of New Zealand where the scenery is breathtaking. Lush greenery blankets the landscape until reaching the ...

Motu River Mouth Opotiki Bay Of Plenty New Zealand

The Motu River mouth near Opotiki in the Bay of Plenty on the North Island of New Zealand has some amazing scenery even when the clouds darken the sky and a thin fog lays across the horizon.
At the Motu River mouth near Opotiki in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, the waterway climbs over the gravel sand bars while the surrounding landscape consists of deserted hills blanketed in a dens ...

Whale Rider Movie Location Whangara East Cape New Zealand

Since the Whale Rider movie was released and this village served as a filming location, the town of Whangara on the East Cape has become a famous destination in New Zealand.
Seen from atop the hillside, the small community of Whangara on the East Cape on the North Island of New Zealand, sits along the scenic coastline of the Pacific Ocean. A village once unknown, was ...

East Cape Lighthouse North Island New Zealand

Beauty surrounds the East Cape Lighthouse where it sits on the cliffs above the Pacific Ocean at East Cape on the North Island of New Zealand.
The clouds roll in over the Pacific Ocean off the North Island of New Zealand leaving small openings for the sunset lighting to break through. Along the coastal shores at East Cape, the East Cape ...

Whangara Village Whale Rider East Cape Coastline NZ

Along the Pacific Ocean coastline off the North Island of NZ at East Cape, a small bay forms where the village of Whangara is found. This village was a simple blob on the map until The Whale Rider movie was filmed here.
The movie the Whale Rider was directed by Niki Caro, a New Zealand Maori author and was filmed in and around the small village of Whangara in East Cape, the most easterly point of NZ. The communit ...

Oyster Catcher Bird North Island New Zealand

The vibrant colors of the eyes and the beak of this bird, the Variable Oyster Catcher, are easy to spot along the East Cape region on the North Island of New Zealand.
Exclusive to New Zealand, the Variable Oyster Catcher resides along the coastal shores where they feast on various types of food, some which include crabs, worms, snails and mollusks. To help them ...

East Cape Whangara Whale Rider

Location of the filming of the award winning film Whale Rider in the town of Whangara on the East Cape of the North Island, New Zealand.
Whale Rider atop the meeting house in the town of Whangara, on the East Cape of Eastland, North Island, New Zealand.