This beautiful black sand beach, set against the backdrop of the ... about 20 miles southwest of Auckland. This remote and peaceful beach, known for its powerful surf and strong rip currents ...

Over 20 beaches in Auckland remain unsafe for swimming after ... and Bayswater - which are all deemed safe to swim at the moment. Popular black-sand beaches on the west coast remain green ...

Whatipū is one of west Auckland’s iconic black sand beaches, located in the Waitākere Ranges Regional Park, a wild and rugged place marked by coastal dunes and wetlands and huge, dumping waves.

New Zealand’s Muriwai Black Sand Beach, in Auckland, offers 37 miles of sparkling back sands that are the result of the island’s volcanic past. The color comes form a mixture of iron ...

Everything from hiking and biking to bird-watching and strolling along the park's black sand beaches can be enjoyed ... about 15 miles southwest of the Auckland CBD. There is no entrance fee ...

Diamond Beach is a strip of jet-black sand covered in sparkling chunks of ice. The beach is a stone's throw away from Iceland's Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon, a clear lake that ferries giant ...

after landing in Auckland, I had a day to myself and wanted a little adventure not too far from the city. I had never been to ...