Skip to main content

Story: East Coast region

The sunny coast

Image
The sunny coast

These sun-lovers are at Wainui Beach near Gisborne on a sunny day at Labour weekend 2009, traditionally the beginning of summer swimming in northern New Zealand.

Using this item

BeachLife

by Gray Clapham

This item has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. It is the responsibility of the user of any material to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

All images & media in this story

How to cite this page

Monty Soutar, East Coast region – Climate, flora and fauna, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/33278/the-sunny-coast (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Monty Soutar, published 23 August 2011, updated 1 March 2015.