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Whakatane is located at the eastern end of the Bay of Plenty on the North Island, and at the mouth of the Whakatane River. It's a town of over 20,000 inhabitants with another 16,000 plus living in the surrounding Greater Whakatane District.

Whakatana is a 197 mile (316 kms) drive south of Auckland and 56 miles (89 kms) north of Rotorua.  There are daily flight connections with Auckland and Wellington, and the Citylink coach services connect Whakatana with all the countries major towns.

The area was first settled by Maori explorers in the 13th century, and the first European in the early 1830's.  Their arrival lead to confrontation between the two cultures, which culmulated in the New Zealand Wars of the mid 19th century.  Peace finally came to the area in the early 1900's.  Today, the areas' main revenue industries are forestry, dairy farming, horticulture, fishing and tourism.

Whakatane has developed into a main centre for visitors wishing to visit the Bay of Plenty area and to experience all that the town and the scenic region has to offer including, whale watching, swimming with dolphins, charter boat fishing, cruises, mountain biking, fishing and hunting, bushwalking, and beautiful wide sandy beaches to play on and explore.  White Island, or Whaakari, just of the coast, is an amazing day trip around one of the worlds, few accessible active volcanoes, and you take a guided tour on the island, or flight-seeing trips over the crater.

Acommodation and services in the town and the area are varied and plentiful, and offer choices to suit avery taste and budget.

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