We are regular visitors to Muriwai Beach.
It has sparkling black sand, wild surf, a rugged coastline and it just seems to go on and on for ever. We love this place!
Location: Muriwai Regional Park
Driving on Muriwai Beach: apply for a permit
Even on a winter’s day it is beautiful. And how lucky were we to have such a fine, cold day where the winters sun appeared to sparkle on the water. We walked, watched the surfers, and enjoyed breathing in that salty fresh air… a lovely walk in nature.
At Muriwai’s southern end, Otakamiro Point is the site of one of NZ’s few mainland gannet (takapu) breeding colonies. We think the gannets might be starting to arrive from Australia and surely the white-fronted terns would be here by now but unfortunately the track to the colony was closed today. Not sure why, but it could be because Muriwai was badly affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. Evidence of the devastation still abounds. See recent updates here.
For this reason, I have use photos of the gannet colony which were taken some time ago during previous visits.
Gannet Colony, Muriwai :
Nga mihi nui
Life With Janet S 
I went to the gannet colonies in 2009. Took a lot of photos there.
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Hey Aletta, that’s so cool to hear!! You just can’t help taking a huge amount of photos when you are there.
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That’s true, every time you see something different.đ
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