Cape Reinga is the northwesternmost point of the Aupouri Peninsula and the North Island of New Zealand , and it is located about 100 kilometres north of the nearest town, Kaitaia.
There stands a white lighthouse , that was built in 1941, and it is one of the brightest lighthouses in New Zealand, and It is a place where the Tasman Sea and the Pacific Ocean meet, creating dramatic currents and offering stunning views.
At the northernmost tip of the Cape is a gnarled pohutukawa tree, believed to be over 800 years old.
According to Māori oral history, the spirits of deceased Māori leap from this tree into the ocean to return to their ancestral homeland of Hawaiki.
The Cape Reinga light today is electric, with the last lighthouse keeper being withdrawn in 1987, and It is now managed remotely by computer from Wellington.
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