Finalist in the New Zealand Event Awards! The 2017 New Zealand Event Awards’ judging panel and NZEA were delighted to advise us that we are a finalist in the Best Community Event of the Year category for the Tutukaka Coast Winter Festival. The Judges comment was “The calibre of entries this year was very high, Read More…
Tutukaka Coast Articles & Accolades
Press articles and accolades relating to the Tutukaka Coast and Poor Knights Islands
Campbell Live Reports on the Poor Knights
Tale of two waterways: How pristine is our water? When French explorer Jacques Cousteau named the Poor Knights Islands as one of the top 10 dive sites in the world, he helped spark a global love affair with the rocky Northland islands. The Knights now attract tens of thousands of divers every year, who come Read More…
The lure of fresh fish in Tutukaka.
The Tutukaka Coast has always been on the list of places for me to visit, its location just two and a half hours north of Auckland, makes it the perfect destination for a day trip. The scenery up this way is spectacular, the roads are great, and the beaches are in pristine condition. It’s no Read More…
AA 101 Must Dos for Northland
According to the latest AA Tourism Northland Go-See-Discover-Stay Guide (2012) the Tutukaka Coast hold 4 out of the top 5 Must Do Activities for Northland. These include: #2 – Matapouri Bay #3 – Tutukaka/Poor Knights #4 – Dive! Tutukaka These results are based on an online survey undertaken on aatravel.co.nz during 2011 and calculated in Read More…
Patrick Smith visits the Tutukaka Coast
At Whangarei I find the Tutukaka road and head for Glenbervie, about 10km from town, a pretty place of orchards and old stone walls. I’m staying here, at Lupton Lodge, an historic villa owned by Andy and Karen. The lodge is halfway between Whangarei and Tutukaka and close enough to attract both weekday business folk Read More…
Weekend in Tutukaka by SilverKris Magazine
Located near the northern tip of New Zealand’s North Island, the secluded Tutukaka coast is relatively undiscovered even by local standards. But the area’s natural treasures are plentiful, and ANNA THOMAS shares them in her diary of a perfect weekend getaway. Tutukaka is the Maori word for “parrot snaring tree”. The area was renowned for Read More…
Nat Geo Rates Tutukaka Coast 2nd Equal Best Coastal Destination in the World!
Prestigious National Geographic Traveler magazine has placed Tutukaka Coast, Northland in the top three coastal destinations in the world. High praise indeed! Land-based and water-based ecotourism opportunities abound on New Zealand’s subtropical northern peninsula. The region currently boasts “excellent environmental and ecology quality,” and its Maori residents still cling to some aspects of their native Read More…
Kayaking Tutukaka Coast by Barb Roy
After loading lunch, snorkeling gear, camera accessories and other survival essentials into a sleek two-person sea kayak, my guide Kea and I bid stable ground farewell. I took the front seat in order to acquire some good shots along the northeastern side of New Zealand’s North Island. My camera was held on my lap for Read More…
