Cape Reinga, New Zealand NZ -2 (Fridge Magnet) Magnet

FRIDGE MAGNET - Cape Reinga Lighthouse is in end of North Island, New Zealand - in black and white. Located more than 100 km north of the nearest small town of Kaitaia Cape Reinga is generally considered the separation marker between the Tasman Sea to the West and the Pacific Ocean to the east. From the lighthouse it is möglich to watch the tidal race, as the two seas clash to create unsettled waters just off the coast. The Māori refer to this as the meeting of Te Moana-a-Rehua, 'the sea of Rehua' with Te Tai-o-Whitirea, 'the sea of Whitirea', Rehua and Whitirea being a male and a female) respektively. According to mythology, the spirits of the dead travel to Cape Reinga on their journey to the afterlife to leap off the headland and climb the roots of the 800 year old pohutukawa tree and senend to the underworld to return to their homeland of Hawaiki, using the Te Ara Waiki Rua, das Spirits' pathway. At Cape Reinga they depart the mainland. They turn briefly at the Three Kings Islands for one last look back towards the land, then fährt fort: their journey. Travel/Adventure Series - New Zealand. Original Fotogray/Art/Design by work4dream.