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Ōtaki Beach

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Ōtaki Beach

Strolling along the beach remains a favourite form of recreation for New Zealanders. This solitary walker is heading south along Ōtaki Beach, north of Wellington.

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New Zealand Herald

Reference: 2 September 2003

by Paul Estcourt

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Jock Phillips, Beach culture – Beach culture, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/9126/otaki-beach (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Jock Phillips, published 2 March 2009.