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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?
Best Beach 2025 winners: New Zealand’s favourite beaches revealed
The search for the motu’s favourite beaches of 2025 has come to an end, with five brand-new champions rising through the ranks to claim the coveted titles. Video / Carson Bluck
Best Beach 2025: NZ’s top 10 family beaches – how to vote for the winner
The results are in for NZ's top 10 family beaches – vote for your favourite now.
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.
NZ's Best Beach 2025: Which beaches will take on the reigning champ?
The search for New Zealand's best beach returns - vote now!
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!
Auckland's best beaches: From Piha's chaos to Cheltenham's calm
Discover Auckland's best beaches, from Long Bay to Mission Bay.
Best Beach 2025: Nominate your favourite NZ beach
NZ Herald's Best Beach is back for 2025 and we need you to tell us where it is. Here's all you need to know about how to nominate and vote for your fave. Video / Carson Bluck
Why is the Philippines still undiscovered by Kiwis?
Now is the perfect time to visit the tropical island paradise of Boracay.
Financial stress and Cathedral Cove reopening | Focus Morning Bulletin September 3, 2024
Young Kiwis show signs of financial resilience, East Coast iwi gather at Tūrangawaewae Marae and work gets under way to reopen Cathedral Cove.
Five must-grab travel deals for your next romantic getaway
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From foodies to hikers: Discover this week’s five best travel deals for every type of traveller
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5 new experiences to try in Australia from July onwards
If winter is getting you down, check out these new things to do across Australia.
See the world’s wonders with these hot deals
From the Great Barrier Reef to the Taj Mahal, these deals are full of the world's marvels.
Island adventure or a bucket-list cruise? Grab yourself a weekly hot deal
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Kiwi beach named among world’s best, despite being closed to walkers
World renown followed after featuring in blockbuster films and countless summer holidays.
NZ’s Best Beach 2024 winners announced
A South Island beach has taken on the northern big guns for the first time.
Best Beach 2024 winners announced
Here are all the category winners, as well as the supreme winner for NZ Herald's Best Beach competition 2024. Video / Carson Bluck
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.