Northland, New Zealand · Oceania
Whangarei sits on the route: 10 minutes from Tikipunga, 54km from Bay of Islands.
Whangarei is in Northland, New Zealand, with about 51,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Tikipunga, about 5 km away.
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Within an hour or so of Whangarei: Hundertwasser Toilets (45 km), Bay of Islands (54 km).
Whangarei is in Northland, New Zealand, about 5 km from Tikipunga.
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Essential numbers in New Zealand
Many rural bridges are single-lane. Give way as signed.
Full driving guide for New Zealand2 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Public lavatories in Kawakawa designed by Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser in 1999, built from recycled bottles and bricks with undulating floors, grass on the roof and no straight lines.
45 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
Subtropical paradise of 144 islands with turquoise waters, historic Waitangi Treaty Grounds, and world-class game fishing.
54 km · about 65 min drive
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