Stone Store and Kemp House
The two oldest buildings in New Zealand, at the Kerikeri Mission: Kemp House, a timber house from 1822, and the Stone Store, a stone warehouse from the 1830s, on the riverbank.
Northland · New Zealand
In the destination Bay of Islands.
In the photo: Stone Store and Kemp House
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The city
Kerikeri is the largest town in the Bay of Islands, surrounded by citrus and kiwi orchards, about 25 km from Paihia. In the river basin are the Stone Store and Kemp House, the two oldest buildings in New Zealand, from the Anglican mission founded in 1819. A riverside trail leads from there to Rainbow Falls, 27 meters high. The town’s airport receives flights from Auckland to the region.
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The local experience
The two oldest buildings in New Zealand, at the Kerikeri Mission: Kemp House, a timber house from 1822, and the Stone Store, a stone warehouse from the 1830s, on the riverbank.
A drop of about 27 meters on the Kerikeri River, near town, reached by a riverside trail from the Stone Store or by a short path from the car park.