Cape Brett Peninsula ( mi, Rākaumangamanga) is a long
peninsula
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in the
Bay of Islands
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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
Pacific Ocean
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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
Sea Shuttle Bay of Islandsprovides 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
Cape Brett Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Cape Brett in the Northland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. The site was surveyed and chosen in 1908 by Captain John Bollons of NZGSS Hinemoa.
The lighthouse was deactivated and keepers wer ...
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 lies about 500 metres off the cape.
A predator proof fence across the peninsula excludes the
brushtail possum
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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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* Russell (given name)
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* Lord Russell (disambiguation)
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**Ru ...
.
References
Far North District
Bay of Islands
Peninsulas of the Northland Region
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