{{Short description|Beach in the North Island of New Zealand}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox landform | name = Newdicks Beach | type = Beach | image = Newdicks Beach.jpg | alt = | caption = | coordinates = {{Coord|-37.74733|176.47186|name=Newdicks Beach|region:NZ_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}} |location = Western Bay of Plenty District, Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand |free_label_1 = Nearby islands |free_data_1 = Okurei Rock |free_label_2 = Settlements |free_data_2 = Little Waihi |water_bodies = Bay of Plenty, Pacific Ocean |references = }}
'''Newdicks Beach''' is located on the southeastern side of Okurei Point (Town point) in the Bay of Plenty in the North Island of New Zealand.
==Geography==
The beach is approximately {{convert|2|km}} long and is a predominantly sandy beach. The sand is predominantly quartz giving it a light coloured appearance. The occasional black patches of sand are due to the mineral titanomagnitite which comes from andesitic volcanoes.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}
The native ecology of the area includes New Zealand fur seals which use the area for sunbathing.<ref>{{citation|title=Newdicks Beach|language=en|work=Maketu Ongatoro Wetland Society|date=2017-01-08|access-date=2024-02-07|url=https://maketuwetlands.org.nz/newdicks-beach/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617023851/https://maketuwetlands.org.nz/newdicks-beach/|archive-date=2023-06-17}}</ref>
The road which leads to the beach is privately owned (initially by the Newdicks family) and payment is required to drive down the gravel road, although it can be walked for free.<ref>{{citation|title=Little Known Beaches|language=en|work=Bay of Plenty NZ|access-date=2024-02-07|url=https://www.bayofplentynz.com/experiences/oceans-and-beaches/little-known-beaches/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210103939/https://www.bayofplentynz.com/experiences/oceans-and-beaches/little-known-beaches/|archive-date=2023-02-10}}</ref>
The area around Newdicks Beach includes several archaeological sites relating to early Māori habitation, including Pā sites and an urupā, with the area being among the first landing sites in the region, dating to the early 1340s.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Conchie |first1=Sandra |title=Children's bones among those washed up on beach |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/childrens-bones-identified-among-human-remains-in-maketu/FHFR2P4CHEYHVZVR6SB3DOEXVM/ |access-date=16 July 2025 |work=Bay of Plenty Times |publisher=New Zealand Herald |date=4 February 2019 |language=en-NZ}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Western Bay of Plenty District}}
Category:Western Bay of Plenty District Category:Beaches of the Bay of Plenty Region
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