Lion Rock would be worth a pilgrimage to Piha Beach, even if it weren’t surrounded by black sand. Situated on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand, Piha is renowned for its rugged ...

However, there’s one type of beach that often gets overlooked: black ... New Zealand's most populated city, Auckland, Karekare Beach is a stunningly beautiful beach located on the west coast ...

On the western coast of New Zealand’s North Island, less than an hour's drive from bustling Auckland, is an iconic and often rough surf beach with beautiful black sand. Visitors claim that the ...

Look out for New Zealand ... of the coast to visit the Cape Reinga lighthouse. Surf's up at Karekare Beach, just 50 minutes outside of Auckland. Sizable waves and super-soft black sand make ...

A stunning black sand beach on Auckland’s west coast, famous for its surf, rugged cliffs, and a large gannet bird colony. Located near the picturesque village of Vik, this black sand beach ...

For over a century, locals on New Zealand’s South Island have known their black sand beaches were littered ... and into the 1960s to mine West Coast gold but the work could be dangerous due ...