{"id":5707,"date":"2023-11-05T19:30:59","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T18:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/?p=5707"},"modified":"2025-10-28T21:29:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T20:29:41","slug":"im-herzen-der-bay-of-plenty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2023\/11\/05\/im-herzen-der-bay-of-plenty\/","title":{"rendered":"At the heart of Bay of Plenty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now I am starting my exploration of the Bay of Plenty, the large bay in the north-east of the North Island of New Zealand. My first stop was in Tauranga. However, I basically only slept there. All my activities have taken place elsewhere, in the surroundings of the city.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5707  gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2023\/11\/05\/im-herzen-der-bay-of-plenty\/20231104_142725\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231104_142725-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Mural in Katikati\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2023\/11\/05\/im-herzen-der-bay-of-plenty\/20231104_143954\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231104_163115-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Upper Kaiate Falls\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2023\/11\/05\/im-herzen-der-bay-of-plenty\/20231104_163508\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231104_163508-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Lower Kaiate Falls\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2023\/11\/05\/im-herzen-der-bay-of-plenty\/20231104_164904\/'><img 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href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2023\/11\/05\/im-herzen-der-bay-of-plenty\/20231105_100327\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231105_100327-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Mount Maunganui from the summit\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2023\/11\/05\/im-herzen-der-bay-of-plenty\/20231105_102348\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231105_102348-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Matakana Island from Mount Maunganui\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon 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