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Ngakengo Beach, Northland

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Ngakengo Beach, Northland

Long sandy beaches are a feature of Northland, at the tip of the North Island. The brilliant white sands on the eastern shores are pure quartz.

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Maggy Wassilieff, Coastal shoreline – Sandy beaches – lower shore, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/4835/ngakengo-beach-northland (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 2 March 2009.