Today we drove south slightly to look at Langs Beach, about 3 Km south of Waipū Cove.

A stretch of golden sand seaward of grass, with hills in the background.

Then we drove a tad further to Mangawhai Heads and Mangawhai, all rather built up.

Panorama of a hillside looking over beach, sea and a sandspit.
The Mangawhai sandspit

The sandspit is home to the extremely endangered Tara iti | Fairy tern. 🐦

The relict population of fewer than a dozen pairs survives between Whangarei in the north and Auckland to the south. The tiny population is gravely threatened by introduced predators and disturbance or encroachment by humans. They are intensively managed during the breeding season.