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Pohutukawa Beach B&B is operated by Dr. Jörg Prinz. In 1990, Jörg and his family moved to New Zealand from Germany and settled on the shores of the Bay of Plenty. Jörg has been working as a medical doctor at Whakatane Hospital for a few years until he decided to have a major change. He runs his own tour company - Prinz Tours, offering day trips for groups around the Bay of Plenty. Since 2005 he works fulltime as Natural Health Practitioner and Councillor.

In 2008 Christine joined him with her children Sam, Rebecca, Reuben and Fleur. Jörg's sons, Johannes and Lennart, are now grown up and live their own life, so do Sam, Rebecca and Reuben.

Over the years, Jörg has traveled extensively throughout New Zealand as tour guide on organised tours. It is his profession to share his enthusiasm for New Zealand's nature, culture, beauty and history with visitors from around the world. He knows what it means to have a home from home and endeavour to make your stay at Pohutukawa Beach B&B a comfortable and memorable one. The Tour Guiding has now taken a step backwards as the clinics warrant all the attention. He can still advise travellers and help organise their holidays down under.

The farm is a 14 ha organic cattle farm, which overlooks the Pacific Ocean. Apart from the farm work Christine works as HOD for music at Edgecumbe College. Jörg and Christine also offer respite care for people needing time-out from a stressful every day life, from worrying relationship problems or help with longstanding illnesses. Dr. Jörg Prinz is a NLP master practitioner and hypnotherapist and offers professional and confidential counselling on site. See Family Counselling and Health & Life Coaching for more details.