Waipatiki is a beach north of Napier (but in the Hastings District) on the road to Gisborne. We are hoping to spend lots of time there in the years to come. It is a golden sand beach, with no telephone service and no shops! As you can imagine, it is unspoiled and relatively undeveloped. It has masses of pohutukawas, flaxes and tuis, so when you sit quietly enjoying the solitude, the sounds are of tuis and waves breaking, bliss!

Waipatiki from the road in