Tahunanui Beach is one of the finest city beaches in New Zealand. In summer the flat sandy beach is perfect for sunbathing, game playing, racing around, and making sand castles. The beach is long enough to get in a good walk at most tides, the...More

I have been to hundreds all around country & this is a stand out. Great for families due to safe nature. Sand great for digging & building castles

In the carpark there's plenty of parking and some mobility park spots also. We like to look out to sea and take in the scenery regardless of the day and weather. A favorite spot of ours to eat our fish and chips before heading home....More

...and it's still nice and clean and unspoiled. Never disappoints. Been a part of my life...from family holidays as a kid from 1968 onwards......whether living in Christchurch, the UK or Melbourne, it's still sensational to come back to.

Although winter the walk was lovely as the sun set over the water. It's a long enough walk to make one feel invigorated.

We picked the family up at the airport at 9.45am from Auckland on a gorgeous sunny morning. Decided to go straight to the beach in case the weather changed! After late breakfast at the beach cafe -yummy and fun for a 2 and 4 year...More

Cafe, safe beach, playgrounds for tots to older kids, wheelchair swing, hydro-slide, bumper boats, trampoline park, petanque, dog free. Natureland and the model train have a charge but a very reasonable one. Swimming is not recommended on an outgoing tide in the channel, very safe...More

Loved to walk with our feet in the surf.Such a cleansing experience with the soft gentle waves caressing our feet.

Wow, what an incredible beach, just hiding outside the town centre and surrounding by sports fields. We came expecting a small strip of sand, but the tide was out and we could walk for miles. Friendly locals as we walked was a bonus too. Beautiful...More

I always go for a walk with my dog to this beach. We love it, nice, peaceful and great for walk and water sports. The only thing I saw quite often was hidden rubbish and bottles of alcohol at the back track beach, sometimes woodfire...More