The Hokianga is an area surrounding the Hokianga Harbour, also known as the Hokianga River, a long estuarine drowned valley on the west coast in the north of the North Island of New Zealand.
Image of the Hokianga generated by NASA's World Wind program
Motukiore Island - where Kupe placed the Kiore on his arrival
Mouth of the Hokianga Harbour, with the Tasman Sea to the left and Hokianga Harbour to the right
Hokianga Harbour from Rawene
The Far North District is the northernmost territorial authority district of New Zealand, consisting of the northern part of the Northland Peninsula in the North Island. It stretches from North Cape / Otou and Cape Reinga / Te Rerenga Wairua in the north, down to the Bay of Islands, the Hokianga and the town of Kaikohe.
Far North District
The Far North, while generally a pleasant climate, can also be affected by the sometimes stormy maritime weather of the country, especially at places like Cape Reinga.