The search for the motu’s favourite beaches of 2025 has come to an end, with five brand-new champions rising through the ...

The winners of the Herald Travel‘s annual Best Beach competition have been revealed - and the results may come as a surprise.

Bay of Plenty paradise Ōhope has long been a fan favourite in the Herald’s annual search for New Zealand’s best beach. The coastal destination secured the title of 2024’s Best Family Beach, and has ...

Cathedral Cove, which gained popularity after its appearance in the second Narnia film, was severely damaged by Cyclone Gabrielle in 2023. The Department of Conservation (DOC) said hundreds of people ...

A South Island beach has taken on the northern big guns for the first time.

From Matapōuri, a couple of tracks (15min, 40min) will take you through native bush to Whale Bay and its clear water, excellent for snorkelling, shady pōhutukawa, gorgeous beach and not much else.

Key events on competitors’ radar are the Oceans Festival of Junior Lifesaving held at Mt Maunganui from 20-23 February and ...

Beautiful lush Harakeke (New Zealand Flax) moving gently by the sea. Taken at Pohara Beach, Near Takaka in the Golden Bay Region of the Tasman District in New Zealand. Drone Flying Over Windswept ...

Cove Insurance was founded in 2017, and launched to the New Zealand public in 2018. It is an underwriter selling insurance entirely through a chatbot, using Facebook and its own website as ...