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NZ's Best Beaches

Life’s a beach: Best Beach 2025 winners react to victories
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Life’s a beach: Best Beach 2025 winners react to victories

The Herald Travel’s Best Beach competition has hung up its jandals for another year.

02 Feb 04:00 PM
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Best Beach: NZ’s favourite beaches of 2025 revealed – and Ōhope isn’t one of them

The winners of Best Beach 2025 have been revealed – did your favourite triumph?

01 Feb 04:00 PM
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Best Beach 2025: Shape, safety, skyscrapers? What truly makes a great beach

The Herald's esteemed team of lifestyle journalists describe what makes a beach, the best.

24 Jan 04:00 PM

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Best Beach 2025: NZ’s top 10 hidden gem beaches – how to vote for the winner
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Best Beach 2025: NZ’s top 10 hidden gem beaches – how to vote for the winner

The hidden gem shortlist has been chosen and now you can vote for your favourite.

23 Jan 04:00 PM
Best Beach 2025: NZ’s top 10 camping beaches – how to vote for the winner
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Best Beach 2025: NZ’s top 10 camping beaches – how to vote for the winner

The results are in for NZ's top 10 camping beaches – vote for your favourite now.

22 Jan 04:00 PM
Best Beach 2025: New Zealand’s top 10 city beaches - how to vote for the winner
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Best Beach 2025: New Zealand’s top 10 city beaches - how to vote for the winner

21 Jan 04:00 PM
Best Beach 2025: NZ’s top 10 surf beaches – how to vote for the winner
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Best Beach 2025: NZ’s top 10 surf beaches – how to vote for the winner

20 Jan 04:00 PM
Best Beach 2025: NZ’s top 10 family beaches – how to vote for the winner
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Best Beach 2025: NZ’s top 10 family beaches – how to vote for the winner

19 Jan 04:00 PM
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18 Jan 09:32 PM
Best Beach 2025: NZ’s top 50 finalists revealed - and how to vote for the ultimate winners
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Best Beach 2025: NZ’s top 50 finalists revealed - and how to vote for the ultimate winners

We can reveal the top 10 finalists in each category for NZ's Best Beach 2025.

18 Jan 04:00 PM
NZ's Best Beach 2025: Which beaches will take on the reigning champ?
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NZ's Best Beach 2025: Which beaches will take on the reigning champ?

The search for New Zealand's best beach returns - vote now!

04 Jan 04:00 PM
Best Beach 2025: You can now vote for your favourite beaches across NZ - here's how
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Best Beach 2025: You can now vote for your favourite beaches across NZ - here's how

The search for NZ's best beach returns and we need your help: Vote here!

03 Jan 04:00 PM
NZ’s Best Beach 2024 winners announced
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NZ’s Best Beach 2024 winners announced

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

27 Jan 04:00 PM
Best Beach 2024: NZ’s top 10 hidden gem beaches - how to vote for the winner
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Best Beach 2024: NZ’s top 10 hidden gem beaches - how to vote for the winner

The search for New Zealand's best beach returns - and we need your help.

20 Jan 04:00 PM
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Best Beach 2024: NZ’s top 10 camping beaches - how to vote for the winner
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Best Beach 2024: NZ’s top 10 camping beaches - how to vote for the winner

The search for the best beach returns - and we need your help.

19 Jan 04:00 PM
Best Beach 2024: New Zealand’s top 10 city beaches - how to vote for the winner
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Best Beach 2024: New Zealand’s top 10 city beaches - how to vote for the winner

The search for New Zealand's best beach returns - and we need your help.

18 Jan 04:00 PM
Best Beach 2024: New Zealand’s top 10 surf beaches - how to vote for the winner
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Best Beach 2024: New Zealand’s top 10 surf beaches - how to vote for the winner

The search for New Zealand's best beach returns - and we need your help.

17 Jan 04:00 PM
Best Beach 2024: New Zealand’s top 10 family beaches - how to vote for the winner
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Best Beach 2024: New Zealand’s top 10 family beaches - how to vote for the winner

The search for New Zealand's best beach returns - and we need your help.

16 Jan 04:00 PM
Best Beach 2024: NZ’s top 50 finalists revealed. How to vote for the winners
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Best Beach 2024: NZ’s top 50 finalists revealed. How to vote for the winners

The search for New Zealand's best beach returns - and we need your help.

15 Jan 04:48 PM
NZ’s Best Beach 2024
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14 Jan 11:00 AM
Best Beach 2024: Last chance to nominate your favourites in our annual search
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Best Beach 2024: Last chance to nominate your favourites in our annual search

The search for New Zealand's best beach returns - and we need your help.

06 Jan 04:00 PM
Best Beach 2024: TVNZ's Indira Stewart reveals her favourite Kiwi beaches
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Best Beach 2024: TVNZ's Indira Stewart reveals her favourite Kiwi beaches

The search for New Zealand's best beach returns - and we need your help.

05 Jan 04:00 PM
Best Beach 2024: ZM host Clint Roberts reveals his favourite Kiwi beaches
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Best Beach 2024: ZM host Clint Roberts reveals his favourite Kiwi beaches

The search for New Zealand's best beach returns - and we need your help.

04 Jan 04:00 PM
NZ’s Best Beach 2024: Boh Runga reveals her favourite Kiwi beaches
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NZ’s Best Beach 2024: Boh Runga reveals her favourite Kiwi beaches

The search for New Zealand's best beach returns - and we need your help.

03 Jan 04:00 PM
NZ's Best Beach: Celebrity Treasure Island’s Turia Schmidt-Peke reveals her favourites
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NZ's Best Beach: Celebrity Treasure Island’s Turia Schmidt-Peke reveals her favourites

The search for New Zealand's best beach returns - and we need your help.

02 Jan 04:00 PM
NZ's Best Beach 2024: Tom Sainsbury reveals his favourites and who he'll be nominating
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NZ's Best Beach 2024: Tom Sainsbury reveals his favourites and who he'll be nominating

The search for New Zealand's best beach returns - and we need your help.

01 Jan 04:00 PM
Best Beach 2024: Nominations now open in our search for the country's finest
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Best Beach 2024: Nominations now open in our search for the country's finest

The search for NZ's best beach returns and we need your help.

31 Dec 04:00 PM
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Best Beach 2024: How to nominate your favourite NZ beach
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Best Beach 2024: How to nominate your favourite NZ beach

NZ Herald's Best Beach competition is back for 2024 and we need you to tell us your favourite. Here's everything you need to know about how to nominate and then vote for NZ's best beach. Video / Molly Floyd

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31 Dec 04:00 PM
Looking for a summer daytrip? These were NZ's 2023 Best Beach winners
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Looking for a summer daytrip? These were NZ's 2023 Best Beach winners

Remind yourself where the 2023 best beaches were, ahead of our 2024 search.

27 Jan 04:00 PM
Best Beach 2023: Don't miss your last chance to vote
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Best Beach 2023: Don't miss your last chance to vote

Cast your votes for NZ's best family, surf, city, camping and hidden gem beaches.

20 Jan 04:00 PM
Best Beach 2023: How to vote for the country's top camping beach
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Best Beach 2023: How to vote for the country's top camping beach

There's nothing that says Kiwi summer quite like pitching a tent near the sand and sea.

19 Jan 04:00 PM
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Best Beach 2023: NZ’s top 10 hidden gem beaches - vote for your winner
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Best Beach 2023: NZ’s top 10 hidden gem beaches - vote for your winner

Shh! We've got a secret... these are the country's best off the beaten track beaches.

18 Jan 04:00 PM
Best Beach 2023: New Zealand's top 10 city beaches
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Best Beach 2023: New Zealand's top 10 city beaches

Downunder, we like our city beaches to suit our lifestyle. But which is NZ's best?

17 Jan 04:00 PM
Best Beach 2023: NZ's top 10 surf beaches
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Best Beach 2023: NZ's top 10 surf beaches

You've nominated your favourites, now vote for the ultimate winner.

16 Jan 04:00 PM
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