Links to help plan your holiday
www.waipumuseum.com	Discover Waipu's rich heritage and Scottish origins.
www.thebeachhouserestaurant.co.nz	One of Waipu's local restaurants
www.newzealand.com	Destination New Zealand. Official site of Tourism New Zealand.
www.nzonline.org.nz	Useful guide to NZ
www.adventureforest.co.nz	New adventure facilities in Northland
www.northlandnz.com	Learn about the arrival of the first maori canoes to New Zealand and the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.
www.waitangi.net.nz	Waitangi - birthplace of a nation
www.culturenorth.co.nz	Culture North's Treaty of Waitangi Night Show
www.zionwildlifegardens.co.nz	Big cats in Northland
www.ecotours.co.nz	A directory of nature and wildlife quides in NZ
www.breambaycharters.co.nz	For fishing charters or Dolphin/whalewatching in Bream Bay
www.waipugolfclub.org.nz	Waipu Golf Club
www.highlandgames.co.nz	Information about the annual highland games held in Waipu every year
www.diving.co.nz	Diving trips to Poor Knights Islands
www.thetoptensite.com	Top Ten UK web page
www.dunerider.co.nz	Personalised tours of NZ
www.gotournz.com	Motorbike tours of NZ
www.motorbiketours.co.nz	Motorbike tours of NZ
www.motorcyclesnewzealand.co.nz	Motorbike rentals and tours in NZ
www.wima.org.nz	Women's International Motorcycling Association
www.towanda.org	Women's motorbike tours of NZ
www.classicmotorcycletours.co.nz	Motorbike tours and rentals
www.carrentalswhangarei.co.nz	Car hires in Whangarei
www.acerentalcars.co.nz	Car rental throughtout NZ
www.allwaysrental.co.nz	Car rental throughtout NZ
www.discovery-carhire.co.nz	Car rental throughtout NZ
www.nzrentacar.co.nz	Rental cars in NZ
www.budget.co.nz	Rental cars in NZ
www.omegarentalcars.com	Rental cars in NZ
www.intercitycoach.co.nz	Comprehensive bus travel with comfort stops for the independent traveller
www.nakedbus.com	Cheap bus travel without comfort stops for independent travel around NZ
www.magicbus.co.nz	Bus tours with the option to stay longer places of our choice
www.aucklandairporthotels.com	To find hotels near Auckland airport
www.bedhunt.com	Find B&B's, Guesthouses and Inns at Bedhunt.com
www.direct-hotels.co.uk	Find accommodation world wide

WHY WAIPU?
So how did a Maid of Kent, who had lived in London for 20 years, come to settle on the other side of the world in the small village of Waipu, New Zealand?

Having been born on the south side of the River Medway that runs through Maidstone, Kent, England, that makes me a Maid of Kent. If I had been born on the northern side of the Medway I would be a Kentish Maid..

I always say that Waipu choose me as I did not make a conscious decision to immigrate to New Zealand. It happened more as part of the ebb and flow of just accepting the direction being offered. It all started merely as a holiday

to visit my recently immigrated sister and her family in Amberley, South Island. When I was made redundant for the fourth time just before my holiday started I decided to extend my trip for as long as I could.

My travels brought me to a friend's brother who had settled in Whangarei. He introduced me to Waipu and some new young businesses there. One of which offered me a holiday job. But it did not take long for me to fall in love with the Waipu Community and the good, supportive people here. Within a month of living in Waipu I realized I wanted to stay. So I applied for and was granted residency and now I'm here to stay. In February 2009 I attended my NZ Citizenship ceremony and am now the proud owner of a Kiwi passport.

                                                                                                                                        - Corralie February, 2009