tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54673219015534568932011-07-31T03:16:02.575-07:00The Hokianga Harbour is generally accepted as the residential place of Kupe the very first voyager, and Maori, to discover New Zealand over 1,000 years ago. Kupe and his followers settled in the harbour with its protected waters and abundance of food. Later some of the earliest European settlers came to the Hokianga and small communities were formed on the harbours edge.Crossings Hokiangahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05739700007405893630noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467321901553456893.post-56680619906351611932008-04-03T19:35:00.000-07:002009-07-29T18:52:53.494-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q85WCKWWPbA/R_WUqir6VeI/AAAAAAAAABI/nU6eW9D64as/s1600-h/Mungungu+Mission+1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185214004573394402" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q85WCKWWPbA/R_WUqir6VeI/AAAAAAAAABI/nU6eW9D64as/s400/Mungungu+Mission+1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>This cruise departs the Opononi wharf at 8.15am to meet the Magic Backpacker bus in Rawene at 9.30am. Enjoy a brief stop in Rawene before the boat departs at 9.30am. Enjoy a visit to the historically significant Mangungu Mission House. Cruise from the Mangungu wharf non-stop whilst enjoying an informative commentary by your local skipper and guide. The boat returns to Opononi wharf at 11.30am.</strong></span></div><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong><br /><br /><p><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">Tour duration: 8.30am - 11.30am (Meet the boat at the Opononi wharf at 8.15am)</span><br /></p><p><span style="color:#3333ff;">Adult: $60.00</span></p><p><span style="color:#3333ff;">Child (5-12): $35.00</span></p><p><span style="color:#3333ff;">Minimum number: May apply.</span></strong></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5467321901553456893-5668061990635161193?l=crossingshokianga.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Crossings Hokiangahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05739700007405893630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467321901553456893.post-87611699615549886212008-04-03T18:55:00.000-07:002008-04-03T19:35:34.107-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q85WCKWWPbA/R_WTkSr6VdI/AAAAAAAAABA/cortCZgT7Ns/s1600-h/Max,+People+%26+Dunes.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185212797687584210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q85WCKWWPbA/R_WTkSr6VdI/AAAAAAAAABA/cortCZgT7Ns/s400/Max,+People+%26+Dunes.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#3333ff;">This is our signature cruise. Enjoy stops at the giant sand dunes (10 minute stop), the Mangungu Mission House (45 minute stop at the site of the largest signing of New Zealand's founding document - The Treaty of Waitangi) and Kohukohu (an artists haven) for a 30 minute break to enjoy a tea or coffee and visit the local Art Gallery.For those who are traveling back to the Bay of Islands you will join the Bay of Islands coach at Kohukohu. This is a historical and cultural cruise of a lifetime.</span> </div><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#3333ff;">Tour duration: 11.50am - 3.30pm (Meet the boat at the Opononi wharf at 11.40am)</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#3333ff;">Adult: $65.00<br /></span></div><div><span style="color:#3333ff;">Child (5-12): $35.00</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#3333ff;">Minimum number: May apply</span></div><br /><br /><div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5467321901553456893-8761169961554988621?l=crossingshokianga.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Crossings Hokiangahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05739700007405893630noreply@blogger.com7