Sandboarding
At Te Paki.
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Ninety Mile Beach is a very long straight sand beach on the west coast of the far north of the North Island; its Māori name is Te-Oneroa-a-Tōhē. Wide sands and ocean surf lie on one side, dunes and scrub on the other, and at its northern end rise the tall golden Te Paki dunes. Despite its name it is 88 km, about 55 miles, long. It starts near Ahipara in the south and runs along the Aupōuri Peninsula to near Cape Reinga. It is officially a public highway, and tour buses drive along it. Many sailing ships were wrecked on it, and in 1932 it served as the runway for some of the earliest airmail flights between Australia and New Zealand. It is part of the Te Araroa trail. Visitors sandboard down the Te Paki dunes, walk the beach, and pass along it on many Cape Reinga tours. Its mapped point is about 54 km in a straight line northwest of Kaitaia. Do not drive a rental car on the sand; rental firms forbid it and the tides are dangerous.
At Te Paki.
Endless sand.
On the sand.
West coast of the Aupōuri Peninsula, far north of New Zealand
Not in a rental car; tides are dangerous.
No, 88 km, about 55 miles.