This place holds much spiritual and cultural significance. The story, which goes with Cape Reinga, is...

The Pohutukawa tree is the Reinga, "The place of Leaping", where the spirits of the dead jump off the edge and climb down the roots of the old tree, and descend into the underworld to return to their original home land of Hawaiki.

It is a marvelous place, where you can see the Pacific and the Tasman coming together in a clash of white waves. The wind blows and the sun shines brightly, and if you look to the right of the lighthouse, you can see the small bay, which no one is allowed to walk on. It is sandy, and no footprints are engraved on it, which is a nice sight, although it is very tempting to go down and have your own secret cove!

The air is salty and cool, and depending what time of year you visit may be quite chilly! There are toilet facilities, and parking available here, and you will probably see a few tour buses arriving regularly. This is a very popular spot, because of its magic and history, and the fact it is the end of New Zealand. It is great for a picnic on a nice day, and has marvelous views, and some great stories from the tour guides, if you choose this option.

This part of the North Island is filled with amazing places and the natural beauty is breath taking. There is nowhere else like it, and it is clean and unpolluted.

There isn’t much else there apart from the lighthouse to look at, but the views are spectacular, and it’s quite high up. The oceans coming together is an amazing sight to witness, and there’s not many places you can go to see that! You can see how the currents work, and there is a long line of the white waves that marks the spot of convergence.

Northland holds many of New Zealand’s treasures, and is a very spiritual place. There is so much energy and vibrancy here, that you have to be there to feel it. It is a great place to re-energise, breathe fresh, clean air and feel at peace.

The roads to and from Cape Reinga are pretty good, and are made for tour buses and the like. There are loads of tours which go up here, and most of them do a cruise from 90 mile beach, and you can jump in the bus and go all the way up the beach on the sand, and then go for a bumpy ride up the sandy creek. There are also a couple of tours that do sand tobogganing, which is a lot of fun scooting down the huge sand dunes.

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