Beaches close beachA coastal landform which usually contains sand ... Spits are also created by deposition. A spit is an extended stretch of beach material that projects out to sea and is joined ...

In geography, spit is a landform made by the deposition of sand by the movement of tides. Spits are narrow and elongated—one end is attached to the mainland and the other is out in open water.

Mangawhai sandspit has lost more than 420,000 tonnes of its locally-unique non-replenishing sand. Many in the community worry ...