East Coast And Hawke’s Bay Overview

Of all the countries in the world, New Zealand sees the sun first each day, and virtually every town along the East Coast proclaims itself to be the very, very first. Sun-drenched villages give rise to orchards and fields overrun with luscious produce and grapes, ripening the “Fruit Bowl of New Zealand.” The area also offers visions of primordial New Zealand, including remote Maori towns on the East Cape, the dense wilds of Te Urewera National Park, and North Island’s largest remaining tract of native forest.

Natural Splendor abounds among the waterfalls and tramps of the virtually tourist-free East Cape .
Natural Diversity flourishes in the isolation of the Lake Waikaremoana Track , which supports a wide range of New Zealand’s flora and fauna.
Manmade Architecture brightens the streets of Napier in garish Art Deco fashion.

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