New Zealand’s Most Charming Beach Towns | Raglan + Whakatāne

Finding New Zealand’s Most Charming Beach Towns (Raglan + Whakatāne)
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In this week's video, we're visiting New Zealand's most loved beach, Ohope Beach, as well as venturing into Whakatene and Raglan. We'll find a Sunday market, waterfalls (Bridal Veil Falls, Kaiate Falls) and more on our North Island road trip and we can't wait to take you along.
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[@nickandraychel]

We're so excited to take you to Raglan + Whakatāne this week!! We're facing fears and going surfing for the first time ever eeeeeeeek never too late I guess? LOL. Thanks again to NightBuddy for sponsoring this video - use code notluxe at checkout for 10% off at this link here: bit.ly/3Vjga9n - see ya next week! x

[@bethbarclay855]

Yay, Whakatane local here. So glad you checked out the bay, amazing in summer.

[@Sandyde321]

Awesome, great to see you visited Ohope beach. Thats where i live!

[@NativeTravellers]

Make sure to check out the hike to the beautiful private bay near Bowentown near Waihi Beach.

[@itscarolinemary]

Nick's outfit with the fish earrings, love it 🫶

[@emmalj3]

I'm a NZ based kiwi but enjoy viewing NZ towns through your lens. Based at the Mt you're so central. If you haven't already, I also recommend Waihi Beach and Bowentown. Another local treasure is the McLaren Falls park which has a couple of Waterfalls, one with and a short walk surrounded by glow worms at night.

[@nickandraychel]

I love that. Thanks for the recommendations! ❤️

[@geofflewis8599]

Love Raglan!

[@geofflewis8599]

..Also, it's Winter!!, try November to March

[@jospsalm91]

Yey Ohope Beach my home

[@lacedgoods9155]

Should check out coromandel and do the round loop id recommend going over kopu to pauanui tairua and whitianga around to coromandel town and back to thames even whangamata heading i small surf kinda town on the way to coro

[@mith60d]

Make sure to get yourself some of the GREAT Raglan Coconut Yogurt...

[@frankiehughes1801]

Wow looks amazing!

[@johnofnz1949]

You said "in" the North Island not "on", you'll be talking like us soon!

[@nickandraychel]

Hahaha true!!!

[@Mikemonoa-hz2rz]

It's top not "on" you sound like an American lol 😅😂

[@rabidL3M0NS]

Also “the north island” not “north island” lol

[@garynarborough]

This video was so awesome. So many memories for me. I've stayed at both Whakatane and Ohope Beach more times than I can remember. I used to stay with friends at Ohope and sometimes had the house to myself for a few days. There's a lookout on the Whakatane - Ohope road. The view is excellent. Thanks again for a great video and and the memories. 😁

[@itscarolinemary]

The restaurants & food looks so good. 🥰

[@AgunziLFC]

" Its Sunday , and every things closed ". Welcome to NZ, where our work/life balance favours working to live, not living to work :)

[@nickandraychel]

Haha love it

[@mugwhy]

We often eat poke with fish.

[@nickandraychel]

When Nick ordered poke he thought it would be like Hawaiian poke and didn’t realize it would be a dessert! We didn’t know what Cook Islands poke was before this video but it was a pleasant surprise

[@itscarolinemary]

Raglan looks soo beautiful! The trees and plants, wow! 🔥 the beaches and waterfalls look stunning.

[@nickandraychel]

Soooo beautiful! Reminded us of Tofino a little bit, but a different flavour

[@Mikemonoa-hz2rz]

​@nickandraychel did you go to the holiday park by the airfield that's a nice camping ground 😊

[@richardcaldwell9160]

You have chosen a great place to live for a while. So much to explore - you will be in your element. Enjoy xx

[@nickandraychel]

So true. Thank you.

[@nzkiwi1315]

That was excellent pronunciation of Whakatāne, Nick. Enjoying your videos in NZ

[@murraystirling]

Great to see you both in two of my fave places in Godzone. Keep safe and look forward to next video guys 💜💜

[@nickandraychel]

More to come! thank you :)

[@mierypesado6740]

Great vid, thanks for sharing your trip. Inspiring that you keep your curiosity alive and continue to adventure together, not easy to retain that and it's impressive :)

[@nickandraychel]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much ❤️

[@Mikemonoa-hz2rz]

My man nick looking at skateboards and got them "braden hoban" looks from SLS hahaha 😆 enjoy new zealand bro great place to be loves from hawaii ❤️

[@itscarolinemary]

Yumm the pho looks so good 🔥🥰

[@nickandraychel]

I'm still dreaming of it!

[@bittersweet340]

Going coast to coast... pretty good

[@jenniferhylkema5834]

Just found your videos and enjoying 100 percent. We are in Smithers, B.C. and travel to NZ every winter. Its a country that has my heart. We have been from top to bottom, would love to move there. North Island is our favorite but would move to the South if I could. Thank you for sharing,I recognize places and it brings me back.

[@nickandraychel]

Oh I love that! Smithers is beautiful.

[@RichardMiles007]

Whakatane, my home town growing up.

[@nickandraychel]

No way!

[@lorrywin32]

How was your surfing experience Nick? Raychel looked like you had lots of fun 🤩

[@nickandraychel]

Nick was a natural!! He honestly looked like he had been surfing for years lol

[@rallylifemotorsport150]

I was driving thru Whakatane strand ( my hometown) and thought I saw Nick I kinda double taked and was like nah surely not but guess it was 😂

[@nickandraychel]

Omg that’s too funny

[@TheOnlyTaps]

🙌🏿🔥

[@F0RTY4]

Nick how did the surfing go????

[@nickandraychel]

He won’t say it but he was a natural! He looked like he had been before, that’s for sure.

[@F0RTY4]

@@nickandraychel i figured Nick would do well, hes a skater, awesome, i congradulations to you for catching your wave as well, awesome stuff guys.

[@turangatohiariki3042]

Do you miss starbuck coffee

[@nickandraychel]

They have that here. But we don’t drink Starbucks

[@fratusd]

You guys should do a video more in your jobs and home you get them while traveling... Because most you tubers never talk about how you done always make enough money for you tube

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Oh good more ads

[@nickandraychel]

Lots of free content for you to watch on this app! We spend about 30+ hours on content creation per week at minimum and are very grateful to get paid for it after 4 years of doing it for free.