{{dablink|This article is about Ninety Mile Beach in northern New Zealand. For Ninety Mile Beach in Australia, see Ninety_Mile_Beach,_Victoria}} Image:90mile_beach_nz_landsatimage.jpg satellite photo of the Aupouri Peninsula and Ninety Mile Beach]] Image:NZ-Ninety_Mile_B.png '''Ninety Mile Beach''' is a beach located on the western coast of the far north of the North_Island of New_Zealand. The beach stretches from just west of Kaitaia towards Cape_Reinga along the Aupouri_Peninsula. It begins close to the headland of Reef Point, to the west of Ahipara Bay, sweeping briefly northeast before turning northwest for the majority of its length. It ends at Scott Point, five kilometres south of Cape_Maria_van_Diemen. The name ''Ninety Mile Beach'' is a misnomer—it is actually 88 km (55 miles) long. The reason for its name is unknown, although several theories have been put forward. In 1932, Ninety Mile Beach was used as the Runway for some of the earliest Airmail services between Australia and New Zealand. It is still used as an alternative road to the largely poor quality official route north from Kaitaia. ==External links== *Google Maps satellite view of beach - zoomable Category:Northland,_New_Zealand Category:Coastline_of_New_Zealand No:Ninety_Mile_Beach