The north island’s sand dunes

New Zealand’s sand dunes weren’t far from Cape Reinga. The route south bounced down a dirt road to dunes rising majestically to meet the blue sky.

The very north of New Zealand

I drove to Cape Reinga with the last seventeen kilometres on unsurfaced road. Turning south, a deserted beach curved to the next point while wind gnashed the air. To the east, lay more isolated beaches left to gulls, wind and beautiful vegetation.