Waipapakauri

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Waipapakauri beach access is often refered to as "The Ramp" by locals. Popular activites include swimming, surfcasting, surfing, boating, fishing, kite flying, hang gliding, shellfishing and of course walking along the Tasman Sea. Limited mobility toilets are available at 90 Mile Beach Hiliday Park at the corner of West Coast Rd. and the beach.

This beach is located close to the center of "Ninety Mile Beach". The most common theory of the root of the name stems from the days when missionaries travelled by horse. Generally, horses could travel 30 miles / day without needing rest. It took 3 days to travell the length of the beach leading the missionaries to think they had travelled 90 miles because they did not take the slower pace of the horses due to running sand into account. The beach is closer to 55 miles (88 km) in length.

New Zealand has officially classed this beach as a public highway and it was used as a runway for airmail in 1932. The worlds biggest snapper surf-fishing contest takes place annually at the end of the swimming season.

WATER QUALITY

Passed water quality tests at least 95% of the time
Historical Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on . Pulse Energy updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on at

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SOURCE INFORMATION

Over 40 coastal and about 12 freshwater sites are tested weekly for 12 weeks from November to February. From February to March sometimes Northland only tests twenty three coastal and three freshwater sites are tested weekly.

Results are posted on every Friday.

Coastal sites are tested for enterococci levels. Beaches with elevated levels of bacteria are tested more regularly. If the beach is located near a waste treatment plant, in which case E.coli levels would also be tested.

RSWQP issues an amber alert if a single sample level of enterococci are greater than 140 units / 100 ml of water. Daily testing would occur to determine if the problem is ongoing. When two consecutive results show Enterococci levels higher than 280 units / 100ml of water warnings are posted. Signs will also be posted at beaches and until water levels return to a safe level.

Pulse Energy updates Swim Guide for the latest water quality information daily, Monday - Friday during the swimming season.

A beach has a GREEN current status in Swim Guide when it has met the water quality standard of <140 enterococci/100 mL and has a rank of GREEN.

A beach has a RED current status in Swim Guide when samples exceed the water quality criteria of >140 enterococci/100 mL and there is an AMBER or RED alert.

A beach is marked Grey in Swim Guide when there is no current or reliable monitoring information available.

Swimming is not recommended within 48 hours after a heavy rain fall or around storm water outfalls and at stream mouths.

For more information about the Northland Swimming Water Quality Monitoring Programme, visit the Northland Regional Council’s website: www.nrc.govt.nz/swimming

You can report any pollution concerns in Northland by calling the 24/7 Environmental Hotline toll-free on 0800 504 639.

Data in Swim Guide is sourced from LAWA’s “Can I Swim Here” program.
Visit LAWA’s factsheet on recreational monitoring in NZ here. https://www.lawa.org.nz/learn/factsheets/what-do-the-swim-icons-mean/
LAWA assigns each site a grade, which is based on the last three years of monitoring data from the site.

WATER QUALITY GRAPH

Waipapakauri

Waipapakauri, New Zealand

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WATER QUALITY

Passed water quality tests at least 95% of the time
Historical Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on . Pulse Energy updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on at

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WATER QUALITY GRAPH

Beach	Location	Water Quality
Lake Ngatu, south end Awanui, New Zealand	Awanui, New Zealand	Historical Status
Ahipara Campground Ahipara, New Zealand	Ahipara, New Zealand	Historical Status
Tokerau Beach Karikari Peninsula, New Zealand	Karikari Peninsula, New Zealand	Historical Status
Taipa Taipa, New Zealand	Taipa, New Zealand	Historical Status

Other Beaches Near This One

Beach	Location	Water Quality
Lake Ngatu, south end Awanui, New Zealand	Awanui, New Zealand	Historical Status
Ahipara Campground Ahipara, New Zealand	Ahipara, New Zealand	Historical Status
Tokerau Beach Karikari Peninsula, New Zealand	Karikari Peninsula, New Zealand	Historical Status
Taipa Taipa, New Zealand	Taipa, New Zealand	Historical Status

	Green means the beach’s most recent test results met relevant water quality standards.

	Red means the beach’s most recent test results failed to meet water quality standards.

	Grey means water quality information for the beach is too old (more than 7 days old) to be considered current, or that info is unavailable, or unreliable.

	Green means the beach passed water quality tests 95% of the time or more.

	Yellow means the beach passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time.

	Red means the beach failed water quality tests 40% of the time or more.

	Green means the beach has historically excellent or pristine water quality, but there is no current data.

	Red means the water at the site has water quality issues or there is an emergency.

	Grey means there is no current water quality information, the beach is under construction, there has been an event that has rendered water quality information unreliable or unavailable.