North Island Beach Hukatere New Zealand
Photo & Vacation Spot

Ninety Mile Beach near Hukatere on the North Island of New Zealand is a place where tranquility is found as miles of beach leave plenty of area for tourists to walk amongst the seashells listening to the sounds of the Tasman Sea.

Footprints imprinted into the sand along Ninety Mile Beach near Hukatere on the North Island of New Zealand, meander amongst the shells left behind at low tide. In the backdrop the waves crash up onto the sandy beach which stretches for 55 miles, not 90 like one would think by the name of the beach.

The name was thought to of come from missionaries who rode on horseback for 30 miles for 3 days to get from one end of the beach to the other. Today, visitors to Ninety Mile Beach come here to look for shells, surf, swim, walk the miles of sand to enjoy the scenery of the North Island of New Zealand or to explore the dunes.

On some days, people can be seen driving or motorbiking across the beach as it widens at low tide. On this particular day, very few footprints are left behind from people visiting the beach, an unusual sight as Ninety Mile Beach has become very popular over the years.

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