An unspoilt treasure
One of the few pristine beaches left in the Coromandel - the 20 minute pilgrimage includes a river crossing, scrambling along boulders, up a muddy track and through sunlit nikau palms. What is then revealed is like a religious awakening. A perfect crescent shaped beach fringed with native bush. The sand squeeks under your feet and the water is so clear you can see fish and stingrays coasting along. Dolphin sightings are frequent and are known to play in the shallows for hours. There are some great caves you can swim through on the north side of the beach. There is also an impressive blow hole on the tip of the headland on the south side.
Names New Chums as this was where the new loggers came to get acclimatised before pillaging their way across the Coromandel Peninsula. It was also the sight of a Maori battle and in the 1970s a fractured skull was found along the stream running part way down the beach.
The farm land above the beach has had a lot of attention recently because of a proposed development. Any change to the natural character of this beach would be a tragedy.
Names New Chums as this was where the new loggers came to get acclimatised before pillaging their way across the Coromandel Peninsula. It was also the sight of a Maori battle and in the 1970s a fractured skull was found along the stream running part way down the beach.
The farm land above the beach has had a lot of attention recently because of a proposed development. Any change to the natural character of this beach would be a tragedy.
