Story: Manawatū and Horowhenua places

Foxton Beach

An active dune field protects Foxton Beach township from the prevailing north-west winds.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Manawatū and Horowhenua places – Foxton and the coast, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/9523/foxton-beach (accessed 20 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2009, updated 22 April 2015.