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.
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.
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