Kauri (Ocean) Beach, Whangarei Heads The sun gently emerged from the placid ocean. Just 30-minutes from Whangarei and in this idyllic spot is only me, the sea and the sun. I gently pressed the shutter, whose click briefly interrupted the soft gurgle from the stream to my right. Even the gulls nesting on Awarua Rock […]
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