Newdicks Beach

Newdicks Beach
Beach
Location	Western Bay of Plenty District, Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand
Offshore water bodies	Bay of Plenty, Pacific Ocean
Nearby islands	Okurei Rock
Settlements	Little Waihi

Newdicks Beach is located on the southeastern side of Okurei Point (Town point) in the Bay of Plenty in the North Island of New Zealand.

Geography

The beach is approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) long and is a predominantly sandy beach. The sand is predominantly quartz giving it a light coloured appearance. The occasional black patches of sand are due to the mineral titanomagnitite which comes from andesitic volcanoes.^{[ citation needed ]}

The native ecology of the area includes New Zealand fur seals which use the area for sunbathing. ^[1]

The road which leads to the beach is privately owned (initially by the Newdicks family) and payment is required to drive down the gravel road, although it can be walked for free. ^[2]

The area around Newdicks Beach includes several archaeological sites relating to early Māori habitation, including Pā sites and an urupā, with the area being among the first landing sites in the region, dating to the early 1340s. ^[3]

References

1. "Newdicks Beach", Maketu Ongatoro Wetland Society, 8 January 2017, archived from the original on 17 June 2023, retrieved 7 February 2024
2. "Little Known Beaches", Bay of Plenty NZ, archived from the original on 10 February 2023, retrieved 7 February 2024
3. Conchie, Sandra (4 February 2019). "Children's bones among those washed up on beach". Bay of Plenty Times. New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 16 July 2025.