A gleaming arch of white rock connects two perfect scoops of sand on the Coromandel Peninsula, with pōhutukawa trees flowering crimson above in December. The walk in takes about forty-five minutes from Hahei, or you can kayak round the marine reserve's coastline, which is the better day out. New Zealand summer — December to March — brings water warm enough to linger in.
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