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Waipātiki Beach

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Waipātiki Beach

Waipātiki Beach is a coastal settlement north of Napier, off State Highway 2. It is reached along a road that winds through farmland and exotic forestry. The entrance to the beach is crowned with a stand of original coastal forest. Small traditional baches, larger modern holiday homes and a camping ground look over the wide sandy beach.

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Kerryn Pollock, Hawke’s Bay places – North of Napier, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/24280/waipatiki-beach (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 19 August 2009, updated 30 November 2015.