August 2017

4 Apr, 2017 5:00am 5 minutes to read Shandelle Battersby samples the soon-to-be completed cycle way linking the Bay of Islands and the Hokianga Harbour. There’s a very peaceful spot at the innermost part of the Hokianga Harbour where you can pause a while atop a gentle hill, and look down at the place where, […]

7 Jan, 2017 5:00am,  8 minutes to read After many missed deadlines the northern-most of the 22 Great Rides that make up the New Zealand Cycle Trail is open all the way from Opua on the east coast to the Hokianga Harbour. Phil Taylor reports from the Twin Coast Cycleway. There were real concerns this

20 Mar, 2017 6:00am 3 minutes to read The Okaihau-Horeke leg of the Twin Coast Cycle Trail boasts a 1.2km boardwalk through reeds and mangroves beside the Hokianga Harbour. PHOTO / PETER DE GRAAF Northern Advocate PD180317NADBIKE10.JPG See More Photos The completion of the Twin Coast Cycle Trail is just the start of a region-wide

Waitangi MTB Park Few of us headed up north for the Queens Birthday weekend and here are couple photos. Nicely groomed machine build trails. It is clay based so little bit slippery this time of the year but trails are well built with good drainage! There is a good amount of trails for a whole

AS MUCH FUN AS YOU CAN HAVE ON TWO WHEELS! Well, we don’t like to exaggerate too much but we stand by the above statement! Commonly, the backpacker will go to a destination in New Zealand and try out some walks and hikes in the area because it’s free and, well, it’s New Zealand! But