Opua
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Opua is a locality in the Bay of Islands, in the sub-tropical Northland Region of New Zealand. It is notable as the first port for overseas yachts arriving in the country after crossing the Pacific Oc
Ferry between Opua and Okiato, Bay of Islands, New Zealand, with Opua in the distance
House on the Water at Opua
Paihia
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Paihia is a town in the Bay of Islands in the Northland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is 60 kilometres north of Whangārei, located close to the historic towns of Russell and Kerikeri.
Opua
…overseas yachts arriving in the country after crossing the Pacific Ocean. In the original 1870s plans for the town, it was named Newport. The town of Paihia is nearby, and the small settlement of Te Haumi is in between. The car ferry across the Bay of Islands, the main tourist access to Russell, runs between…
Williams Road
A view of Paihia from the ferry to Russell
Circa 1860s watercolour of Paihia by Mrs Woods
St. Paul's Anglican Church, built in 1925