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It is also on the circuit for Arts on Tour and well known artists from many countries as well as New Zealand perform at the Old Lodge Theatre. Hokitika driftwood sign marks the spot for the Driftwood and Sand Festival. The sign is a popular destination with tourists. Every January, Hokitika beach hosts the Driftwood and Sand Festival.
Driftwood is wood that has been washed onto a shore or beach of a sea, lake, or river by the action of winds, tides or waves. It is part of beach wrack. In some waterfront areas, driftwood is a major nuisance. However, the driftwood provides shelter and food for birds, fish and other aquatic species as it floats in the ocean.
English: Structure from driftwood on the beach in New Brighton, Christchurch, New Zealand. The picture is photostacked from 2 photos: one photo is focused on the ...
Karioitahi Beach. / -37.28277; 174.65403 ( Karioitahi Beach) Karioitahi Beach is a black sand beach located in the southwest of the Auckland region, on the west coast of New Zealand 's North Island. The nearest major town is Waiuku, about 8 km inland. It is a rugged and windswept environment, popular for activities including surfing ...
Te-Oneroa-a-Tōhē / Ninety Mile Beach[1] is on the western coast of the far north of the North Island of New Zealand. [2] The beach is actually 88 kilometres (55 miles) long. [3] Its southern end is close to the headland of Tauroa Point, to the west of Ahipara Bay, near Kaitaia. From there it sweeps briefly northeast before running northwest ...
Due to these similarities it is commonly known in New Zealand as the "false katipō". [ 13 ] In 2010 the katipō was one of a dozen species of previously unprotected invertebrate given full protection under the 1953 Wildlife Act , noted as "iconic, vulnerable to harm, and in serious decline".
Driftwood fort with Kapiti Island in the background. A driftwood fort, driftwood hut, or teepee, [failed verification] is a man-made collection of driftwood stacked to make a hut, usually at a beach. Most driftwood forts are conic in shape, though they may more closely resemble an ordinary camping tent, or be built in the manner of a log cabin ...
Wharariki Beach. Wharariki Beach is a beach on the Tasman Sea, west of Cape Farewell, the northernmost point of the South Island of New Zealand. The north-facing sandy beach is accessible only via a 21-minute walking track from the end of Wharariki Road. The road end is approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the nearest settlement, the small ...