Spirits Bay, officially named Piwhane / Spirits Bay, is a remote bay at the northern end of the Aupouri Peninsula, which forms the northern tip of New Zealand's North Island. It lies between Cape Reinga / Te Rerenga Wairua in the west and Ngataea / Hooper Point in the east.[1] It is one of two bays in the short length of coast at the top of the North Island (the other being Takapaukura / Tom Bowling Bay, further to the east).
Kapowairua, a locality at the eastern end of Spirits Bay, has a campsite managed by the Department of Conservation.[2] A walking path of about 8.5 kilometres (5.3 miles) runs along the bay.
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