New Zealand beaches
6. Mission Bay, Auckland-With its bustling feel, vibrant restaurants, ice cream parlors, cafés and pubs,
Mission Bay is definitely a city beach. A short drive from Auckland's central business district,
on a sunny day this best New Zealand beach entry hums with people playing Frisbee, taking
walks and paddling in the ocean.
7. New Chums Beach, Coromandel Peninsula-And beautiful it is, with large Pohutukawa trees and
native bush set against a sweep of white sand.Words like "pristine" and "breathtaking" are bandied
around in travel literature -- at New Chums Beach, one of the best New Zealand beaches, they're well
deserved.
8. Ocean Beach, Mount Maunganui-Mount Maunganui is something of an oddity in that it has
both an ocean beach and a harbor beach, Pilot Bay.The placid harbor beach is good for
swimming. The Ocean Beach is more dramatic, and popular for surfing and bodysurfing.
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