plunging into the water for a swim or enjoying a spot of fishing. Auckland’s nickname is the "City of Sails," after all. The harbor sprawls from downtown Auckland and beaches like Mission Bay ...

Awaroa Beach is nothing if not ... cool off with a dip in the ocean or opt for swimming in the gentle lagoon that forms at high tide. Look out for New Zealand dotterels and variable oystercatchers ...

Born and raised in Auckland, Rebekah White is the editor of New Zealand Geographic magazine ... side of the island, where the beaches are best for swimming. Palm Beach is quieter than neighboring ...

Because of the distance, the swim was already going to be difficult. Jellyfish made it even harder. ...

On Auckland's Waiheke Island my family gets the Owners Cottage at the Boatshed, which has a swimming pool and ... The beauty of a New Zealand beach is finding an empty spot along the long shorelines.

Most Auckland ... to New Zealand shores this week. Image / Niwa Safeswim said water quality could be impacted by rain, particularly if it is heavy. “The water at coastal beaches, and in lakes ...

New Zealand breaststroke star Monique Wieruszowski has become the latest Kiwi medal hope to change training bases this month, moving from Taranaki to Auckland ... said Swimming NZ Olympic Program ...

Starting from the country’s main gateways, such as Auckland and Christchurch, these road trips offer the best chance to ...

making many Auckland beaches unfit for swimming. That’s according to the council-led Safeswim website, which provides real-time water quality information for the city’s beaches.

It's true that New Zealand is all about the great outdoors, with spectacular nature and beaches that are ideal ... The recently unveiled Commercial Bay is Auckland’s answer to Hudson Yards ...

Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand and beneath it lies an equally ... that would be the end of a basement, the end of a swimming pool," Lewis says. "People get kind of touchy about ...

Beaches around the city of 1.6 million are closed and all Auckland schools will remain closed until Feb. 7. "There has been very significant damage across Auckland," New Zealand Prime Minister ...