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Karioitahi Beach is a black sand beach located in the southwest of the Auckland region, on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. The nearest major town is Waiuku, about 8 km inland. It is a rugged and windswept environment, popular for activities including surfing, fishing, horse riding, off-road motorcycling and, most notably, paragliding.
Snells Beach had a population of 3,678 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 273 people (8.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 747 people (25.5%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,824 males, 1,845 females and 12 people of other genders in 1,452 dwellings. [24] 1.9% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 48.1 ...
Muriwai, also called Muriwai Beach, is a coastal community on the west coast of the Auckland Region in the North Island of New Zealand. The black-sand surf beach and surrounding area is a popular recreational area for Aucklanders. The Muriwai Regional Park includes a nesting site for a large colony of gannets. [3] The New Zealand Ministry for ...
The Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana is a coastal feature of the North Island of New Zealand. It has an area of 4000 km 2, [1] and lies between, in anticlockwise order, the Auckland Region, the Hauraki Plains, the Coromandel Peninsula, and Great Barrier Island. Most of the gulf is part of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park. Hauraki is Māori for north ...
Waihi Beach is a coastal town at the western end of the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand's North Island. It lies 10 kilometres to the east of the town of Waihi, at the foot of the Coromandel Peninsula. The main beach is 10 kilometres long. The town had a permanent population of 2,860 as of June 2024.
Pukehina is a beach and township located in the Western Bay of Plenty District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It consists of a white sandy beach, an estuary, farms and several homes. The area is popular with surfing, windsurfing and kite surfing. There is a campground located at the south-eastern end of the beach, and a ...
Before the 2023 census, Paraparaumu Beach had a smaller boundary, covering 4.80 km 2 (1.85 sq mi). [1] Using that boundary, Paraparaumu Beach had a population of 9,087 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 507 people (5.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,077 people (13.4%) since the 2006 census.
Te-Oneroa-a-Tōhē / Ninety Mile Beach [1] is on the western coast of the far north of the North Island of New Zealand. [2] The beach is actually 88 kilometres (55 miles) long. [ 3 ] Its southern end is close to the headland of Tauroa Point, to the west of Ahipara Bay , near Kaitaia .