Cars & Beaches

A DigitalNZ Story by chloe

Image: Consul car at the beach

Consul car at the beach

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Car parking, toll beach, Titahi Bay, Wellington

Car parking, toll beach, Titahi Bay, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Collecting shellfish at Muriwai

Collecting shellfish at Muriwai

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Whale Stranding at Muriwai Beach No.9

Whale Stranding at Muriwai Beach No.9

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Whale Stranding at Muriwai Beach No.50

Whale Stranding at Muriwai Beach No.50

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: View of cars on Ngamotu Beach

View of cars on Ngamotu Beach

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Car Stuck in Hole, Foxton Beach

Car Stuck in Hole, Foxton Beach

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Selwyn Craig's Packard MRS (Mountain Road Special) racing car at Muriwai beach, 1922

Selwyn Craig's Packard MRS (Mountain Road Special) racing car at Muriwai beach, 1922

Auckland Libraries

Image: Car racing - Brighton Beach (PR0101/62)

Car racing - Brighton Beach (PR0101/62)

V.C. Browne & Son

Image: Holidaymakers and cars on Maretai Beach, Manukau City

Holidaymakers and cars on Maretai Beach, Manukau City

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Pourere beach, Waipawa

Pourere beach, Waipawa

MTG Hawke's Bay

Image: Picnic at Foxton Beach

Picnic at Foxton Beach

Palmerston North City Library

Image: Ngamotu Beach, New Plymouth

Ngamotu Beach, New Plymouth

Puke Ariki

Image: Girl turning tap on public shower, with cars and families on beach, probably Titahi Beach, Wellington

Girl turning tap on public shower, with cars and families on beach, probably Titahi Beach, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Evening at Waitarere Beach

Evening at Waitarere Beach

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Titahi Bay beach, Porirua

Titahi Bay beach, Porirua

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Notice on Paraparaumu Beach prohibiting horses and dogs and allowing cars only in special areas, Kapiti Coast, Wellington Region

Notice on Paraparaumu Beach prohibiting horses and dogs and allowing cars only in special areas, Kapiti Coast, Wellington Region

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Group on Opunake Beach, Peace Day

Group on Opunake Beach, Peace Day

Puke Ariki

Image: Men on a Austin car

Men on a Austin car

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Four ladies Sitting on Foxton Beach, c.1950

Four ladies Sitting on Foxton Beach, c.1950

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Howard Natrass and his Cadillac at Muriwai Beach

Howard Natrass and his Cadillac at Muriwai Beach

Auckland Libraries

Image: Clifton, Cape Kidnappers, Hawke's Bay

Clifton, Cape Kidnappers, Hawke's Bay

MTG Hawke's Bay