Auckland Council is urging beach-goers to ... Ōrewa Beach, Stanmore Bay, Long Bay Beach, Mairangi Bay Beach, Milford Beach, Castor Bay Beach, Cheltenham Beach, Narrow Neck Beach, Onetangi Beach ...

This Bermuda beach, the longest on the island, snakes along a half-mile of the island's southern coast. Vacationers report a pleasant breeze at Warwick Long Bay during the summer months.

But the Bay of Plenty, and everywhere north of Hawke’s Bay, gets lumped in with Auckland. Is it time we carved out a long weekend with our own Bay flavour? Kelly Makiha asks locals and leaders ...