Cape Brett Peninsula ( mi, Rākaumangamanga) is a long

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in the

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, in the

Northland Region The Northland Region ( mi, Te Tai Tokerau) is the northernmost of New Zealand's 16 local government regions. New Zealanders sometimes refer to it as the Winterless North because of its mild climate all throughout the year. The main population ...

of New Zealand. The head of the peninsula is Cape Brett itself (also known by the Māori, ), a promontory which extends north into the

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at the eastern end of the Bay of Islands. The Rakaumangamanga/Cape Brett Track begins in Rawhiti, at the Opourua Bay (Oke Bay) Scenic Reserve Entrance
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provides a water taxi service from Opourua/Oke Bay to Maunganui Bay (Deep Water Cove) for hikers to do the track one way. Cape Brett Lighthouse stands at the end of the peninsula, which rises to 360 metres at its northern end. A noted landmark, the natural arch "Hole in the Rock" of

Piercy Island Piercy Island, also known as "The Hole In The Rock" (and by its Māori-language name ), is located off the north coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is at the very northern tip of Cape Brett in the Bay of Islands. It is Māori freeho ...

lies about 500 metres off the cape. A predator proof fence across the peninsula excludes the

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, an introduced animal pest, which feeds on the

pohutukawa ''Metrosideros excelsa'', commonly known as pōhutukawa ( mi, pōhutukawa), New Zealand Christmas tree, New Zealand Christmas bush, and iron tree, is a coastal evergreen tree in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, that produces a brilliant display o ...

tree to such an extent that the tree can eventually die. The peninsula includes Opourua/Oke Bay, off Rawhiti Road, about 29 km from Russell.

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Far North District Bay of Islands Peninsulas of the Northland Region {{Northland-geo-stub