Families, couples, and the few remaining international visitors still in New Zealand are flocking to holiday parks around the country to take advantage of reasonably priced accommodation in attractive scenic areas. At the Foxton Beach Holiday Park, owner Uwe Kroll told me his customer profile pre-Covid was 80:20 domestic - international. “It's Kiwis only now”. A migrant from … [Read more...] about Let’s go to a holiday park this summer
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Whangamata a feast of beach delights
Whangamata is my favourite beach resort, mainly because during the summer months it combines reliable weather with good swimming and there are enough shops and other attractions to hold the interest of visitors and holidaymakers. The Maori name 'vVhangamatii.' comes from the words 'whanga' which means bay, and 'mata', that means a hard stone, referring to the obsidian (or … [Read more...] about Whangamata a feast of beach delights