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First time visiting WHANGAREI (Northland Region) | New Zealand
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- Опубликовано: 16 авг 2024
- Whangarei is in the Northland region of New Zealand's North Island. It was our first time visiting Whangarei and we went there after our trip to Kawau Island in our previous vlog.
We drove to Whangarei from Paparoa which was where we our Airbnb was after Kawau Island:
www.airbnb.co.... (see a tour of the cabin towards the end of our previous vlog: • Jewel of the Hauraki G... )
First stop in Whangarei was to get some food. We love Vietnamese food so when one of our awesome supporters recommended Mean's Vietnamese Cafe in his home city of Whangarei, we had to go try it out. It was exactly what we needed to kick start our day!
Mean's Vietnamese Cafe
Address: 13 Rathbone Street, Whangārei 0110
Hours: Tue Sat 11am-2:45pm, 5-8:45pm
Sun 12pm-2:45pm, 5-7:45pm
Mon Closed
Our next stop was to Kiwi North, a unique and educational place where we were able to see a young 10 year old tuatara and two very cute kiwi birds. Kiwi North play a very important role in the conservation of kiwi birds. They look after and raise the young chicks to maturity before they are released to a sanctuary or a facility where they're bred. Kiwi North is Northland's only Kiwi house and they also have a museum and heritage park all in the same complex which makes it a great place for learning and spending a few hours at.
Kiwi North: Museum, Kiwi House and Heritage Park
www.kiwinorth....
Address: 500 State Highway 14, Maunu, Whangārei 0179
Hours: Mon-Sun 10am-4pm
Our Whangarei accommodation was a super clean, modern, self-contained unit that had its own off-street parking, private entrance and deck too. The space was conveniently close to Whangarei Falls and the city centre making it such a great stay for the two of us.
Lynette's Airbnb
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The next day after checking out of Lynette's place, we visited one of Whangarei's most popular attractions, Otuihau Whangarei Falls. A majestic and very scenic waterfall with a short looped walk. We loved that you could see this waterfall from all angles. A great spot for photos too.
Our final stop in Whangarei before we returned to Auckland was Mount Parihaka an ancient volcano and said to be once the largest fortified pā in New Zealand. There are native bush walking tracks that reach the summit which require varying fitness levels depending on the track. However, we drove to the top via Memorial Drive, parked there then walked a flight of stairs to get to the viewing platform. Mt Parihaka Lookout had great scenic views of Whangarei city and harbour.
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VLOG DATE: 08 Apr 2021
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Peter's famous facial reactions when eating:
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😂 I'm glad you're enjoying the reactions. Vietnamese food does the trick most times
😂😁😆 I agree. Vietnamese food is bomb
@@mostpeople_ just so good right?? 😁👍
I was born in Kaitaia, and would go to Whangarei to stay with grandparents on school holidays. Haven't seen the place for 35 years.
Bought back some lovely memory's to see it again.
Thanks so much Peter and Yen for the wonderful tour.
Aw glad we were able to bring back some memories for you. Weekends at grans sounds like special times ❤👍 does the town still seem the same for you or has it changed a lot?
Whangarei is the good hood now days. Everything goes down Ying and yang styles!
When you show a tuatara and kiwis in your video, the spectacularness of your channel goes up a millionfold! How awesome was that??? Starting my day seeing those guys means I already won😁😁😁! Thanks guys and safe travels!
😂 its a word right 🤔 do hope you get to see a tuatara in person they are actually really crazy looking like when you look into their eyes you see 65 million years ago dinosaur 🦕 ancestry 😂 maybe it's just me.
I've driven through Whangarei so many times but never stopped because it was never on my radar as a "destination". I guess I should actually stop next time and explore!
💯 we used to do that too, but every city/ town in New Zealand has something interesting to offer. Good to have Google cause there are so many gems 💎 everywhere
I've lived in Whangarei for almost 7 years, and still haven't been to Kiwi North! It looks fab, so I'm going to see it soon. Thanks for the tour!
No worries have fun on your visit 😁🤙
Hey Peter and Yen! That's cool you guys are taking us to Whangarei today! Mean's Vietnamese Cafe looked so great. We would LOVE Lemongrass chicken! The broth looks so amazing! Peter's pork belly looked great too! Love your food stops!
Both meals were awesome 👌 yen love her lemongrass and I love my pork belly. Flavors were incredible 😋
That's cool to see the museum, and all the reptiles! We are so glad you got to share with us the Kiwis!! They are really special looking animals, and fun to watch in their habitat. They have so many awesome things to explore there! We love the view from outside! LOVE your AirBnB today, especially how clean it is, and $106 for the night isn't bad at all! That's nice there is a falls not far from Lynettes! That's so beautiful and magical! We could relax there all day! Thank you for taking us with you and love you guys to the moon! 💖😘🥰🌛
Glad y'all enjoyed the kiwis. They are really awesome lil birds 🐦 yen and I both really love them and to be able to see them like this really is a special experience. 💗
The thumbnail and that opening scene make this video one of the most relaxing images we have seen on RUclips 🥰🥰
Aw thanks guys too kind 😁🙌
Omgggg yen your eye make up is on point 👌
Thanks Hakaraia! 😁✌️💕💕 I don't know how to do any other makeup but wings hahaha and even that I only learnt last year 😅😅
Always enjoy watching your vlog because your videos got a chill vibe, perfect to watch on lazy days haha.
Oh yes Vietnamese food to start the day, can't go wrong with that! Can see your love to Vietnamese food is bigger and bigger haha, especially for Peter :D
Omg so cool that you get to see Kiwi up close. I almost forgot that it's an animal not a kiwi fruit 😆
😁 you are right I've been missing Vietnam a lot really really wanna go back when we can. The void so far has been filled up by plugging it up with huge amounts of vietnamese food 😂🌿 well you're not wrong it is an animal, fruit and humans from New Zealand 😂
Nothing better than getting recommendations from followers. We're salivating over Peter's dish. Yen's looks good too but we're suckers for dried noodles.That is the CUTEST gecko! We've never seen one. That is so cool that you can see so native animals like that. The kiwis are too cute.
It's incredibly rare to see tuatara especially in the wild since they're endemic to NZ and an endangered species, truly amazing creatures though!! Really feels like you're looking at a little dinosaur 😁
Great place Whangarei guys,lived there for 5 years,when we went up there in 2011 to do the broadband fibre,(the first city in NZ to get completed),and just loved the place. Had a house right in town,opposite the Hatea River,and just in time for the rugby world cup. It's a great little city,cool little marina and town basin that has markets (or used to),and the people are just awesome. As usual,you two find another great place to eat,I'm jealous again. It was cool to see you guys got up to Mt.Parihaka,the views of the city and surrounding areas are spectacular.
Rob you've been and lived everywhere hahaha. Whangare is a great city though. Can't believe we've overlooked it for so long there was also a restaurant called fat camel that yen n I went to in the evening. Man the food was bomb as. The lil lane that it was n also liked like it was out of an English movie cool vibe. Have you eaten there before?
@@PeterandYen yes,the Fat Camel Cafe in Vine Street. There's several other eateries around there too,all excellent,but it's an excellent little spot to eat,see...Now I'm hungry again - dreadful,haha.
Beautiful stunning location absolutely love it am soo looking forward to going there next Summer Holidays 🥰🥰🥰
Nice 👌 hope you enjoy your stay in whangarei. Can't wait for summer hahaha not a massive fan of the cold
Aww the tuatara is so cute, it's got pretty big eyes! You guys got so lucky that it decided to come out
We were so excited!! 😆 Thought we'd miss getting to see him fully but after just a few mins we looked again and he had come out of his lil pipe 😍
This was really cool! I always love seeing those waterfalls 😄
Glad you enjoyed the video 😁🤙
wow how jealous i am of all you nice people in that land of the long white cloud, the more i see the more i so much want to be there again. and yes like you both i am a lover of good vietnamese food, must say that looked so tasty. another fantastic vid , so looking forward to the next one, take care both and keep showing those amazing smiling faces of yours ,always brightens my day
Hey Barry hope you've been well. Maybe you getting to visit New Zealand isn't too far away. We've already got a travel bubble with Australia and cook islands. Apparently they're in talks about adding in Singapore. Only matter if time before UK is on the list 😁👍
Probably one of the best touring videos of Whangarei I've seen! Nice work guys, sending love from Riverside, Whangarei.
Thank you much appreciated 😁🤙 will be back again for round 2 sometime
@@PeterandYen With an upbeat attitude like that, you're welcome any time!
Hi Peter ,Hi Yen It good to see your ok I loved your vlog ,What a beautiful place, I loved the water fall just beautiful .Lunch looked real good at that vietnamese restaurant, I bet you enjoyed that . The wild life is just extradinary..... Thank you guys and stay safe....🙏🙏
Thank you, we've both been well. Just celebrated mother's day with our two lovely mums 😁❤❤ whangarei is awesome we will need to return there sometime. Take care have a great week
Peter and Yen Thank u Peter & Yen
Very beautiful place for sure i totally miss walking the loop tyvm for sharing.
Had a great time in whangarei 😁👍 if we were locals that loop would be an excellent spot for a run 🏃♂️
The bird chirping sound is so peaceful at the beginning 😍oh gosh the Pho and Spring Roll at the Vietnamese restaurant looks yuuuuum! Oh, we miss Vietnamese food a lot! We love all the airbnb places you are staying! What a nice walking trail to the waterfall 🚶♂️🚶♂️🚶♂️ The view from the memorial is incredible!
Such a peaceful Airbnb with pretty gardens that place! We love Vietnamese food.. hopefully you guys can somehow find a place that does it so you can satisfy your craving 😆🍀 or wait for Vietnam's borders to open again 🤞🤞
Love your videos! Next time you go up to Northlands you should visit tutukaka and do some diving or snorkelling at poor knights Island!
Oooo thank you for the recommendation 😁👍 might need to safe that for summer tho
Such a beautiful spot. Love the waterfall! 😍. And the food. Lovely place to spend a few days at the bnb. And a treat to see the kiwis! When we had visited they remained hidden in the grassy enclosure. Great vlog guys! 🤗
😁 morning Germaine, whangarei was an awesome spot for a get away. The vietnamese food was amazing. We also had Israeli food from a spot called fat camel 🐫 also mouth wateringly delicious 🤤
Amazing views to end off the video!
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Your autumn weather is warmer than our spring weather this year! ;) My kid is still wearing gloves everymorning when we bike to school.
As always: thanks for the great effort you guys are putting into every single one of your videos!
😂😂 I think we can only visit you in summer. Every other season sounds waaaaay too cold 🥶 thanks for watching n have an awesome week keep those morning gloves on all day 😁
@@PeterandYen As the Scandinavians say: there's no bad weather, only poorly adapted clothing.
Or as I put it: you can dress against the cold, but there's no escaping the heat (Europeans only very rarely have A/C).
I only wanna rock t shirts 👕 shorts and jandals for as much of my life as possible 😂😂 bring on the heat 🔥
I have a craving for Vietnamese food now! The price seems rather high to me though. So cool that you got to see the Kiwis!
😅 those kinda prices are pretty normal for New Zealand. The yumminess of the food made it all worth it hahaha. Ray! We saw some seals 🦭 coming up in a few weeks dun wanna spoil too much hahaha
Hopefully when the hundertwasser is built less people will skip Whangarei when heading up north. Enjoyed the video
💯 we will definitely be back for round two once it's finished. It looks really cool from looking over the fence hahaha
Nice to see Peter doing the Airbnb tour. The views of the falls are gorgeous. "But if we could, we would" Hahahaha 😂
He did such a great job! I need to get him to do them more often lol 😆👍
Keep at it! You guys are awesome. Thanks for sharing the wonders of NZ!
Thank you for the kind words! NZ is a beautiful country. So many amazing places in every corner 🙂
Whangarei falls looks awesome in June when it has a lot of water falling
Thanks for the tip, if we're in the area this winter we'll definitely stop by
Whangarei’s a nice town! I used to live there for 2 years as a kid. Wow how awesome you got to see the kiwis and film it too!!! So nice of them! Yum! Good old ANZAC biscuits. Love a good clean Airbnb. Yeah not much of a walk to the falls but the walk down is nice and easy 😅. I used to live up Parahaki! Haha yeah that’s the best viewpoint of the town 😁
😁 o nice didn't know you used to live there. When my family first came to New Zealand we stayed in Wellington yen's always stayed in Auckland though. What was your most distinct memory from whangarei growing up?
@@PeterandYen Oh cool! I love Wellington 🥰 Haha I just remember always wanting to move back to Auckland, when I was there I was about 10 years old. But I love the beaches up there 🤩
😁 well Auckland is pretty cool after all
@@PeterandYen Haha yes it is for sure!
hello...thanks for new video
No worries thank you n for watching 😁🤙
Always love watching your NZ videos
Thanks Andi glad you're enjoying them 👍
the waterfall looks so epic! I love the mossy rocks around, it it's very picturesque 😍
You guys would definitely take amazing photos with that waterfall setting! 🙂
We just went to Whangarei Heads this last week - sooo beautiful! Didn’t know there was so much to do in Whangarei though. Makes me want to go back!
We're gonna be back to whangarei at some point, felt like there was heaps of stuff we didn't get to even after this vlog. Underrated part of NZ I think 👌
Our doco team may be planning a trip to Whangarei this year, you just made our lives a whole lot easier! If you two ever visit Christchurch (where we're based), we'd love to take you around to some of our favourite spots. We create documentaries about the people behind the food and absolute resonate with your hearts to learn from other cultures! So epic. keep killing it :)
Thanks guys glad you enjoyed the video 😁👍 been to Christchurch a few times in the past always have an awesome feed there 🤤
Hahah Yen with her sandals. Sandal game is strong in this video 😂
Have to mention about your eyeliner wing was on point on the previous day 👌
😂 I have figured out who is doing the commenting from you guys with this one 😂
Awesome video again Peter and Yen, may i recommend you guys team up with 'Thomas & Sheena from Chasing a Plate' and do a video together. I follow both channels and would be awesome to see you guys sitting down and eating a good meal.
Thomas and Sheena are an awesome couple🤙 we've had a meal together at try it out otahuhu, good times but didn't vlog though. Maybe it might happen in the future we keep ending up in different parts of the country though hahaha 🤔😁
after watching all your new zealand series - the love for vietnamese food is unreal XD - its almost every 2nd episode haha
😂 sometimes we have big vietnamese cravings and this is what happens..
Feeling the peaceful vibes right from the beginning!
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Thanks for sharing Peter and yen cool 😎
😁💪 want to head back over when we're back for summer
Each time I drive through Whangarei, I pop into Jimmy Jack's Rib Shack & Craft Bar. Their ribs are the best!
Ooo thanks for the recommendation! 👍
Yen gets more beautiful every week! Another great trip and video guys! 😀
Aw you're too kind thank you Stuart! ☺️ How are you enjoying NZ so far? Where have you visited since getting out of MIQ? 🙂
@@PeterandYen ...fantastic! Really enjoying New Plymouth so far. We went to 3 sisters last weekend after seeing your video there. Enjoying some great coffee too! Yaling cooks extremely well so we haven't tried too many Asian restaurants yet! 😉
That's awesome to hear 😁 Have a wonderful time exploring NZ you two! 🇳🇿🙂
Real good video good over view of the area
Thanks Max 😁✌
great job keep it up peter an d ven - from beautiful vancouver BC
Thanks John 😁🙌
Awesome video guys! I recommend when you come back to Whangarei visit the subtropical query gardens they have waterfalls and different sculptures in the park. It's a common attraction to site see 😁
Hello Amy thank you for the recommendation. It was on my list to see originally but decided to change it cause we didn't think we'd have enough time to spend there. We'll def be back to check it out 😁👍
1 min walks are Lieles' favorites 😂😂😂
Beautiful nature there, love seeing waterfalls. All waterfalls are indeed awesome. Even that little one you guys found a few weeks ago. I know you were disappointed a bit 🤣😜
Seriously looove the thumbnail
Lieles would enjoy NZ then I reckon! There are soo many amazing and easy to reach waterfalls 😁 we've seen tons now but that's probably so many more we haven't seen still. It was tricky doing the thumbnail photo coz hard to hear each other from the distance hahaha 😂 glad it come out ok!
Great video guys!
When I was in Whangarei with my dad 4 years ago there was a group of people slacklining over the falls - it looked like they were having a great time!
Cheers Rob 😁👍 slacklining wow that's gotta take some real guts and skill to do there!
Sea dragons
Seriously guys, you have me gasping 😲 every second with all this info
Peter please be our Airbnb guide today.
So much cool stuff!! I realised later that swimming horizontal isn't unusual 😆😆 but it's coz sea horse which are vertical creatures and move differently that made the horizontal ones unusual 😆👍
Love your guys energy! 😊😊😊😎😎💯💯💖
Thanks Nell 😁🤙
Another good video, guys. Keep up the good work. That waterfall looks impressive, probably worth taking a day trip out here from Auckland, just to see it.
Very nice water fall you'll have to make a trip sometimes 👍
Awwww I love kiwi!! wow, it's been years since I have been to Whangarei, so cool to see the falls again!
Such a great lil city! 🙂 Kiwi are cute birds! So unique looking ay 😊
My favourite video of u guys by far. ❤️❤️❤️
Thanks Philip 😁👍
OH WHAT Peter hosting air bnb tour :P - a change for once haha! Peter on the spotlight!
He did so well! I think I need to get him to do it more often lol 😜
Makes me lots of missing nz....❤
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Of course Peter in heaven with the Vietnamese food!
🤤 my happy place ❤
Whoa so not used to seeing Peter doing these AirBnb tours 😂 And more treats from the host 😁😁
😂 might need to get yen back for this she does these a lot better
Ohhh love pho but Peter's option for food is the winner for us
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wow from the dinosaur times?? That's crazy ! Did I ever tell you I would love experience living with dinosaurs? just the herbivore ones of course hahaha
Peter would absolutely love that too!! This is Maria I'm guessing? 😆🦖🦕
I was doing some locum work in Whangerei and eating in Quality lane and saw you guys walk past! Awesome to see you guys continue to tour nz and showcase our beautiful country. Let us know if you head down South Island and need some advice. Keep up the great work
Oo nice where were you eating? We ate at fat camel for dinner and the Japanese restaurant next day for lunch👌
@@PeterandYen yeah Omoide, they did a decent udon noodle. If you ever visit Dunedin and need recommendations let me know!
Thank you 😁👍
Whangarei is my home town, can never see myself leaving here :D
It's a great city for sure 👌👍
Oh kiwi is night owl yea :D? i totally forgot!! man thats so cool
Yeah 😅 usually really hard to see them
Heyy ! Big ups ! 💪🏻🇺🇸
Cheers bro 💪💪
Few steps from the carpark = waterfall, Yen must be (phew!, no hike) hahah
and i spoke tooo soon! XD there was some sort of a hike lol
We are currently at Lynette's AirBnb. Lovely place!
Hi Jamie awesome to hear 🤙 hope you had a great time
Some fabulous places and sights to see in and around Whangarei 👌. Have you tried Wildbase in Palmerston North? It's much warmer up north than here, with icy winds and lows barely in the positives right now... 🥶
Yen looked up wildbase while we were driving back from Wellington 😯 will have to go there when we go back down there hahahaha. Noooo winter is coming it was 5 degrees at its coldest during our travels these last few days. Negatives... 😅 stay warm out there mate
@@PeterandYen nice. Did you see big boy, the Tuatara at Wildbase? Keep warm guys. I got up for a walk at 5am this morning and it was 4 degrees out. It makes me miss summer even more 😢
ooooh I had no idea I needed pho in my life... now where to find it in Springfield, Il....
Hahahaha it is essential for happy life 😂
wow off to the North next weekend need to try that veitnamese restaurant and check out that view of whangarei, maybe you should check out the west coast next time from dargaville up n down can give some recommendations if want
Ooo nice we've been to Hokianga before in a previous vlog but if you've got any other recommendations that would be great 👍
1:45 that pho looks so good! It's quite rare to find a good pho with chicken 😀
That's true! Usually the chicken pho are shredded chicken which I like too but if lemon grass chicken is on the menu that's even better 😁✌️
Yes, means' is indeed excellent...
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I live in Whangarei, love this place
😁👍 whangarei was a great spot to visit.
Hello from Brazil
Hello 👋 hope you had a great weekend
Ok. Always interesting when others view our city. So much more to see. But hey ho great that you were positive.
I live in Whangarei.
Awesome you got permission to film the kiwis!
😁👍 yeah definitely we were glad to be able to capture them in camera so hard to get footage of them usually cause they're nocturnal
I grew up part of my childhood
“Y’all know I love my moss” 😂
😂 weird but truth 💯
What is name of background music at the end part of video?
5:00 - asmr? lol
Crunch crunch
OMG!!! I LIVE THERE!!!! exept not exactly there...
My home town... 😀
You live in an awesome place 🙂👍 we really enjoyed our stay there!
Haha they parked outside EB games in bank st
Okay that's it I'm moving to NZ lol.
😂👍 excellent choice
I used to come to NZ twice a year, once in summer and once in winter, to hike. But all was stopped since Feb 2020. It has been a long time, I hope I can resume my annual trips soon. Even though I was fined once for $400.00NZD for two oranges in my backpack at custom on one trip, but I still love NZ and its people, of couse, except those custom officers. They were mean!!! Just kidding, they fined me with a big smile on their face!!!. Actually, I shouldn't blame them since they were just carrying out their job. I was blaming the hotel staff who were so nice to me and packed that two oranges in my backpack and I forgot about it. LOL
😂 thanks for sharing the story about the customs fine. In our things to know about NZ video we put emphasis on that because NZ is super strict about fruits coming into the country. Hope you get to visit again soon 🤞
@@PeterandYen I definitely understand NZ needs to protect its pristine environment. That is why i paid the fine quickly and with a laugh. LOL. With Australia decided not open the border until middle of 2022, I am very pessimistic about when I can make it to NZ next time. So I will keep watching your vlog until I can come myself. LOL
😅 we're hoping for a 2022 world opening up too 🙏🤞
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OMG!! Nobody wearing a mask! I miss this moment without the pandemic going on
We're very fortunate in New Zealand
Maori pronounciation is on
Thanks Evelyn good to know we're getting the te reo right ✅