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Northland is a gateway for human occupation reaching back hundreds of years. Whangarei and its rivers was fertile ground supporting large fortified pa (village) sites and seasonal hunting locations. Natural landscapes narrate the Aotearoa NZ geological story with visible tectonic movements throughout the region. The colonial past is documented with Victorian and Edwardian buildings with the ornate Victorian facade leading to softening influence of the late nineteenth century. 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