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Beach bungalow moves with the times

Kakanui Beach Retreat has recently undergone its second metamorphosis - refurbished to cater for the next generation. - More

Scandrett Bay: Trelise Cooper’s childhood bach

Trelise Cooper talks about carefree days at her family’s north Auckland bach - More

Family holidays at Tata Beach

Dorothy and Charlie Tucker bought their Tata Beach holiday house in 1960. Fifty years later, their descendants are still holidaying there. - More

Holidays at Purakanui

Barbara Chisholm's grandfather bought a house at Purakanui Inlet to escape a polio epidemic in Dunedin - More

The story of Wyuna Magic

Beverley Mayhead's Coromandel beach house has been in the family for generations - More