The Herald Travel’s annual search for New Zealand’s best beaches is under way for another year, and the competition is hot: ...

Yesterday, a Surf Lifesaving New Zealand (SLSNZ) spokesperson confirmed surf lifeguards from Piha and United North Piha were ...

Gisborne beaches don’t compare with the best beaches in the country, according to NZ Herald readers in the publication’s 2025 ...

A video has emerged of a teenage boy repeatedly punching a live octopus in the head at a Bay of Plenty beach while his friends film it and cheer him on.

The man was in a group of swimmers who got into trouble on Tuesday afternoon.

Western Bay of Plenty District Council is looking to remove the Waihī Beach Earth Dam to meet new government earthquake and ...

Thanks to Matakana’s proximity to the coast, you can easily add a visit to Omaha Beach, Tawaharanui Regional Park, or Goat ...

The teen who died while swimming at a Christchurch beach was just about to start university. Cale Wills, 19, was swimming at Southshore Beach, Christchurch last Thursday when he was reported missing ...

A person has been found dead in the search for a swimmer missing at a Christchurch beach. A man's body was found at ...