So, we asked readers to nominate their favourite beach and tell us what makes it so special. Below were the finalists. This piece originally appeared in New Zealand Herald Travel here.

More than 30 pilot whales that washed up on a beachfront in New Zealand have been safely returned to the ocean by hundreds of ...

The whale was found near an estuary in Otago province A whale that was found dead on a beach in New Zealand earlier this month has been identified by scientists as a spade-toothed whale - a ...

None of the rescued whales were re-stranded, but three adults and one calf died, authorities said.

The Abel Tasman is New Zealand’s most popular walk. With its temperate climate, strangely sculpted boulder formations, jade-colored ocean, and golden beaches, it’s easy to understand why.

Thousands of jellyfish-like creatures have washed up on the western beaches of New Zealand's South Island. Known as By-the-wind-sailors they are related to jellyfish and common in the waters of ...

More than 30 pilot whales that stranded themselves on a beach in New Zealand have been safely returned to the ocean after ...

Scores of people gather gather at the scene where about 40 pilot whales stranded themselves at Ruakākā Beach in New Zealand ...

Whales in the south Pacific have historically found themselves washed up on New Zealand's shores in large numbers. After the ...