Top 10 beach hotels, campsites on the North Island

(March 14, 2016) -- Although the geysers at Rotorua and lunar landscape of Tongariro tempt many visitors inland, New Zealand’s North Island is a rewarding destination for beach lovers, too. As with the South Island, the North has many brooding vistas where wild seas meet rocky shores, but it is also home to brilliant blue water and gorgeous stretches of white sand.