Gisborne beaches don’t compare with the best beaches in the country, according to NZ Herald readers in the publication’s 2025 ...

What actually makes a best beach? While one might think the criteria for a top 5 beach is fairly straightforward (sand, sea, surf?), it’s a question that is, in fact, highly subjective. Everyone ...

Done with cold weather? From the Keys’ turquoise waters to the Panhandle’s white-sand shores and beyond, here are the ...

The Herald Travel’s annual search for New Zealand’s best beaches is under way again and the competition is hot: Will ...

Each week on Summer Weekends we're heading to the beach - not to swim or build sandcastles - but to check in with a few of New Zealand's 74 surf lifesaving ... off to tiny Maketu in the Western Bay of ...

With their backs to the shore, four surfers floated, watching wave after wave roll in to Apple Bay on Dec. 21. They didn’t know it yet, but their individual performances that day would secure them ...

Australia is renowned for its iconic beaches, from sunny Bondi to star-studded Byron, but there are several hidden gems the crowds haven't discovered yet.

Electricity supply is often affected by disasters and in the immediate aftermath the conditions can be very dangerous. Here's some advice on how to stay safe if you lose power during a fire ...

Coogee Beach is a wide, sandy strip that's super family-friendly ... This ocean pool near the hub of Double Bay is one of Sydney Harbour’s largest beaches, and you can always find a spot to whip out ...

One person is dead and two seriously injured after a car when down a bank in Havelock North on Thursday night. Police said they were called to a single-vehicle crash on Foster Lane about 10pm. One ...

Midway’s Jack Gavin being named Coach of the Year at the Surf Life Saving NZ Awards of Excellence. The sporting and rural communities were hit hard by the death of popular rugby referee and former ...