News and updates around Kerikeri and the Bay of Islands, from Moon Gate Villa.
We are ecstatic to have received Tripadvisor’s top 1% hotels award – Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best 2023. We have been awarded the “Certificate of Excellent/Travellers’ Choice” award every year since we opened.
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The flooding on the North Island this summer has caught many of our guests by surprise. It was a reminder that many self designed intineraries don’t take into account true distances and road conditions in New Zealand, even in summer. So if you are in the planning stage of your visit to New Zealand, then this post is for you.
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This year we were a featured garden in the 2022 Kerikeri Garden Safari. This saw us preparing our gardens from mid-winter, so be ready for a stunning display for the last weekend of October. Was it all worth it?
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Our guide for travelling between Auckland and the Bay of Islands is one of our most popular articles. We regularly update to assist our guests to make the most of this enjoyable drive.
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As we near September and the days start getting longer, clear blue skies remind us that Spring is just around the corner. Piwakakwakas (fantails) dance on the lawns and scold us from their nests in the trees.
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We often travel with our two dogs ourselves and we know it can be hard to find somewhere nice to stay – along with your fur baby. They deserve 5 star treament too!
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