The vast majority of beaches in Auckland are not suitable for swimming because of wastewater overflow following the recent stormy weather. Auckland was hit with more than two months of rain in 24 ...

Swimmers at Auckland beaches should beware of microscopic jellyfish stings. Auckland Regional Public Health Service advises swimmers to take care at Takapuna, Cheltenham, Narrow Neck and Red Beach ...

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Sewage overflow and faecal bacteria is plaguing a number of Auckland beaches just as the warm weather makes a return. Four inner city beaches were deemed “very high risk” of illness, with do not swim ...

Monday’s rain in Auckland has again washed faecal matter into the Waitematā Harbour, making many Auckland beaches unfit for swimming. That’s according to the council-led Safeswim website, which ...

Sir Rod Stewart and his wife Penny Lancaster have been spotted on Auckland’s Takapuna Beach after arriving in the country this morning for his The Hits! tour, which kicks off in Dunedin tonight.

Lusi hit Northland on Friday night, unleashing 91mm of rain near Whangarei over 27 hours and wind gusts of 139km/h at Cape Reinga. A storm surge damaged a restaurant on Paihia's wharf and a seawall, ...

No trip to Auckland is complete without getting out on the harbor and feeling the sea breeze toy with your hair, plunging into the water for a swim or enjoying a spot of fishing. Auckland’s nickname ...

West Auckland had the most dirtiest swimming spots in the region, according to Auckland Council's water quality monitoring system Safeswim. There were 16 blacklisted spots in Auckland, half of them ...

Auckland City yesterday agreed to spend $5.3 million replenishing sand on eight city beaches over the next five years. St Heliers will be the first of the eight identified beaches to see more sand, in ...

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And the top-voted was a remote beach in Western Australia, as decided by travel editors, industry professionals and people who seem to be permanently on vacation – travel influencers. Piha Beach, a ...