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    HEADS PROVE A WINNER

    Feb 24, 2020 4 minutes

    WHANGAREI HEADS has stirred my imagination as long as I can remember.

    Its jagged spine first entered my consciousness in early childhood, on long drives north to our family camping spot in Whananaki.

    Bundled into the back of my parents’ ‘74 Holden Premiere, my brothers and I would cheer when the car struggled over the Brynderwyn Ranges to reveal sparkling Bream Bay and the sleeping dragon silhouette of the Heads beyond.

    The view meant summer holidays, Christmas, and a month of camping under towering pohutukawa.

    The sight still sends my pulse into a nostalgic beat on drives north – it’s my happy place.

    My grandparents bought a home at the Heads in early retirement, and my parents have golden memories

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