Feature: Coast

  • The walk between Stony Bay and Fletchers Bay on the Coromandel Peninsula is one of New Zealand's must-do activities.
  • The iconic Nugget Point and it's lighthouse (built in 1870).
  • Located at Wharariki Beach (my fave beach in New Zealand), the Archway Islands are always an impressive sight.
  • There's no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.
  • Named after it's distance from Greymouth, 13 Mile is probably best known for the Motukiekie Rocks, but there's way more on offer than that.
  • It's easy to see why the famous author, Rudyard Kipling, described Milford Sound / Piopiotahi as the eighth wonder of the world.
  • Doesn’t matter if it’s rain or shine, Doubtful Sound / Patea is always a spectacular place to be.
  • Red sky at night, shepherd's delight. Not that any shepherds live at Milford Sound.
  • Pipis (shellfish) in the waters of Milford Sound / Piopiotahi almost look like stars fallen from the sky
  • The day draws to an end on the West Coast, near Karamea
  • Scott's Beach is around 1 hour walk into the Heaphy Track from the Kohaihai road end
  • The large septarian concretions of Moeraki Beach, otherwise known as the Moeraki Boulders
  • State Highway 6 weaves along the narrow strip between the Tasman Sea and Paparoa National Park
  • A moody evening on Hahei Beach, with Maharangi Island (Goat Island) centre of frame
  • Fletcher Bay, located at the northernmost point of the Coromandel Peninsula, marks one end of the Coromandel Coastal Walkway
  • Solitude on the Coromandel Peninsula at New Chums Beach
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