Historic sites

Bay of Islands and Waitangi Treaty Grounds

New Zealand Northland Paihia

Bay of Islands and Waitangi Treaty Grounds
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Waitangi Treaty Grounds, where the Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840 between the British Crown and Māori chiefs, with museums, a carved meeting house and a great waka (war canoe).


The Bay of Islands has 144 islands; take a cruise to the Hole in the Rock and look for dolphins. Russell was the first European settlement.

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