Along Auckland's North Shore, the majority of beaches are deemed high risk. Popular Takapuna beach, Milford beach, Browns Bay and Long Bay are among those marked as unsafe to swim.

To what extent is Auckland home for you, and how often do you return? Auckland is definitely home. I lived here until I was 14, and I grew up in the city, just myself and my mom.

Eleven Auckland beaches have been given black flag alerts as heavy rain causes overflows on the sewage system. The beaches are mainly the inner city beaches of Coxs Bay, Herne Bay, St Marys Bay ...

The elements aligned perfectly for a couple of the Auckland beaches last Wednesday. Piha locals Dune Kennings, Kye Bedford and Garrick Knight are very quick to recount Wednesday’s super session.

Most Auckland beaches are unsafe for swimming due to suspected wastewater contamination following a recent deluge. Safeswim has flagged about 60 beaches with red and seven with black warnings.

Monday’s rain in Auckland has again washed faecal matter into the Waitematā Harbour, making many Auckland beaches unfit for swimming. That’s according to the council-led Safeswim website ...

Auckland beaches improved for swimming last summer, with 17 beaches clean 100% of the time. Seven beaches, including Judges Bay, remain closed until next winter, due to contamination.

U.S. News Insider Tip: Some of Auckland’s best beaches are along the Devonport Peninsula, so pack a swimsuit and picnic then walk or grab a cab to Cheltenham Beach or Narrow Neck Beach, ...

There’s no doubt about it, the Tasman has been alive with relentless WSW swells. Most of the time it’s too big and unmanageable for the Auckland beaches. They cop every ounce of energy out of ...

Auckland’s latest round of heavy rain has left people stranded in their apartments and others in evacuation centres because of flooding and landslides.

Armour Bay and Cornwallis Beach in west Auckland were tagged as moderate risk, meaning there was a 5 to 10 per cent chance of illness. The rest of the region's beaches were tagged as low risk or ...

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