A short drive north of Auckland reveals this lovely beach spot that is a favorite for locals on a hot day. If the weather is spectacular make sure you get there before lunch otherwise you may struggle to get a park. There are coin bbqs, an ice cream shop, toilets, beach showers, picnic tables, grassy knolls and plenty of grass. But the long, gently slopping, placid beach is the main attraction here. Highlights include beach cricket/rugby games, the nude beach the next bay round, rockpools with Kina and other tidal zone inhabitants (make sure you take a walk around the rocks at the end of the beach), radio station promotions with give aways and of course the atmosphere. The area is a marine reserve so no fishing or harvesting but this means you should be able to see plenty of marine fauna.
http://www.arc.govt.nz/parks/our-parks/parks-in-the-region/long-bay/
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