Renown Anchorage

Renown Anchorage is a bay in Auckland Region, North Island.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Flagstaff Hill and Pompallier House.

Flagstaff Hill

Peak

Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.

Flagstaff Hill overlooks the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Directly north of the small historical village of Russell, the flagstaff on the hill played a significant role in early relations between the local Māori of the Ngāpuhi iwi and early British colonials.

Pompallier House

Historic building

Photo: Zaqrfv, Public domain.

Pompallier House is a nineteenth-century building located in Russell, New Zealand which once served as the headquarters to the French Catholic mission to the Western Pacific.

Russell Museum

Museum

Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Russell and Paihia.

Russell

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Russell is a charming, elegant township in the Bay of Islands, in the Northland region of the North Island of New Zealand. A short passenger ferry ride across the bay from Paihia and the Treaty Grounds at Waitangi, this historic town is one of the earliest European settlements in New Zealand, dating back to the early 19th century.

Paihia

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Paihia is an historic town in the Bay of Islands in the Northland region of the North Island of New Zealand. It has numerous sights and activities, and stunning views of the bay.