Panorama taken from Highway 1 on the road to Cape Reinga. This picture was taken on a cloudy and overcast summer day early in January 2008. At the time the last part of the road was still unsealed, but road works were underway. Much of the Aupouri Peninsula is typified by this rolling, lush countryside.

Aupouri Peninsula - Aupouri Peninsula visitor guide showing a virtual tour of 'Aupouri Peninsula' linked to an interactive map with local and travel information. 360° panoramas from Northland.

Aupouri Peninsula forms the last 100km of land on the northernmost end of Northland on the north island of New Zealand. It is named after the Te Aupouri, a local Māori tribes. At the southern end, the Aupouri Peninsula joins the North Auckland Peninsula. The peninsula is sparsely populated but has become a tourist attraction because of the beautiful, rugged coastline, and the desire to be at the northernmost point of New Zealand. Several spots on the Aupouri Peninsula compete for this claim, the most famous of which is Cape Reinga. In fact, the Surville Cliffs are further north by a few hundred meters. Other popular capes in the region competing for the 'north point' include Cape Maria van Diemen and North Cape.

The other famous feature of the Aupouri Peninsula is 90 Mile Beach. This 88km stretch of sand extends up the entire length of the west side of the peninsula, and is a designated highway, though most care hire and rental contracts prohibit driving on it. A lot of the roads in the region are unsealed, though upgrading and sealing of the last stretch to Cape Reinga has recently been done.

At the southern base on the eastern side is Rangaunu Harbour, an natural large inlet. Next to this is Doubtless Bay.

Highway 1 runs the entire length of Aupouri Peninsula. At the southern end it is joined by Highway 10 at Awanui.