Waitiki Landing

Waitiki Landing is a locality near the northern tip of New Zealand's North Island, in the Far North district of Northland. Located on State Highway 1, it is 20 kilometres from the end of the highway at Cape Reinga.

Waitiki Landing
Waitiki Landing
Coordinates: 34°31′08″S 172°50′23″E
CountryNew Zealand
RegionNorthland Region
DistrictFar North District
Shopping complex at Waitiki Landing, 2009

It has a general store, petrol/diesel refueling station, cafe, commercial holiday park, electric vehicle charging station and airstrip, all of which are the northernmost in New Zealand.[1][2][3] The airstrip is used by Salt Air for excursions from the Bay of Islands to Cape Reinga.[4][5] The petrol station and general store burnt down on 8 October 2011[6] and were rebuilt and reopened on 22 December 2011.[7]

A side-road runs eastward from Waitiki Landing to Te Hāpua, the northernmost settlement in New Zealand. Five kilometres north-west on the highway, another side-road leads south-west to Te Paki Sand Dunes, beside Ninety Mile Beach.

References
  1. "Far North Cycleway". Ngā Haerenga New Zealand Cycle Trails. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. "Fire lights the way to fresh start for Far North holiday park owners". The New Zealand Herald. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. "Electric Vehicle Charging Station: Waitiki Landing". Waka Kotahi. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  4. "Airfields in the North: N to Z". West Auckland Airport Parakai. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  5. "Cape Reinga Fly/Drive Tour by Aeroplane". Salt Air. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  6. Theunissen, Matthew (8 October 2011). "Northernmost petrol station burns down". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  7. "Waitiki Landing service station open again". Northern Advocate. 22 December 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2021 – via The New Zealand Herald.


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