Tāhunanui Beach

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View of a wooden trail leading to Tāhunanui Beach on a sunny day in Nelson, New Zealand.

Nelson's primo playground takes the form of a long sandy beach (with lifeguards in summer) backed by dunes and a large grassy park with a playground, an espresso cart, a hydroslide, go-karts, a roller-skating rink and a model railway.

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