New Zealand s Best Beach 2021: Winner revealed Ōhope, Bay of Plenty
30 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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By: Ewan McDonald
Roll up the beach towel, pick up the picnic scraps and toss the melting ice out of the chilly bin on to the grass. The votes have been tallied and our quest to find the Best Beach in Aotearoa is done and dusted, like sand from wet togs.
Time to name the winner from our readers 10 favourite beaches and three wildcards the Herald Travel team added to the shortlist.
New Zealand s Best Beach 2021 is Ōhope, narrowly pipping the winner of our 2018 contest, Whangamatā.