“It was hard at the beginning, but it was easy when all the sand got disturbed.” Maddie s mother Kylie Duncan said they holidayed at Waitārere Beach every year, and they were excited about the big dig. “It s something we always come back to.”
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Rylee Pearson left, Jody Mallinder, and Paige Pearson look for tokens buried in the sand at the Waitārere Beach big dig. Jackson Rhoades, 5, was gleefully holding his prize, a swing ball set, after his father Tim found a token. Tim said they have been coming to the big dig for a few years, and he enjoyed digging with his son.