Ninety Mile Beach (Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē)

A long, straight surf beach on the west coast of the Far North, which is actually about 88 km (55 miles) long. It's an official highway, and tour buses drive along the hard sand between Ahipara and the Te Paki Stream, but rental cars are almost never insured to drive on it, and every year vehicles get stuck in soft sand or caught by the tide.

The beach is wild and empty, good for long walks, surfcasting and collecting tuatua shellfish (check the rules). Ahipara, at the southern end, has a famous left-hand surf break and sand dunes. The easiest way to see the beach is on a Cape Reinga tour from Kaitaia, Paihia or Kerikeri.