Whangarei

By car

Whangarei is around two hours drive north of Auckland. One hour south of the Bay of Islands and one hour east of Dargaville.

By plane

Whangarei Airport WRE is about ten minutes drive from the central city in the suburb of Onerahi. Taxis and a shuttle service as well as car rentals are available from the airport to town.

Air New Zealand

(http://www.airnz.co.nz) has several daily flights from Auckland and Wellington. Flying time from Auckland is 30 to 40 minutes.

Great Barrier Airlines

(http://www.greatbarrierai...) runs flights twice weekly from Whangarei to Great Barrier Island depending on minimum passenger numbers.