January 29, 2013
The south entrance to Ninety Mile Beach is close to the town of Kaitaia and is the easiest one to get to. This part of the beach is also famous for its clams. You just dig your hands in the wet sand and voila, clams! For this reason, this part of the beach attracts the most people, but the beach is so big it just never feels crowded.
I will say even though it’s the most-used entrance, it also has the softest sand. There was no way we would have attempted to drive over that, and in the time we were there we saw two people get stuck. Of course if you do get stuck, someone will come along shortly and tow you out. Many Kiwis come prepared for just this sort of thing. –Cyndi
