Hot Water Beach ... or the black sands of the windswept west, everybody has a top spot that beckons them year after year. But have you seen them all? As part of its New Zealand "must-do" series ...

"I'm getting no hot water ... FAIRFAX NZ However many of the holes are poorly placed: Too far up or too far along the beach to tap into the naturally-heated goodness just under the sand.

Hot Water Beach is a popular geothermal attraction located on the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand, approximately twelve km southeast of Whitianga. Between low and high tides ...

Afterward, unwind at Mount Hot Pools, a spa at its base that pumps in ocean water ... mountain in New Zealand, which lies in the distance beyond the sand. Hike up to nearby Galway Beach to spot ...

Photo / APN Karekare's 'black sand and craggy cliffs and bush-clad hills' appeal no surprise to a local. Karekare has been named among New ... Ninety Mile Beach in the Far North, Hot Water Beach ...