In 1953 we travelled over Arthurs Pass to the Glaciers, where it rain most days. Next was camp was at Punakiki for three nights and then onto Tahuna to dry out out tent and ourselves, and it was at Tahanua Beach Camping ground that we caught up with the news about the terrible accident at Tangiwai […]
Keryn Cawood has been enjoying sunsets during her annual holiday at Tahuna Beach for 30 years – and looks forward to another 30.
Keryn Cawood has been coming to Tahuna Beach for 30 years, over the Christmas and New Year period, with extended family and friends – camping on the same sites every time. She says she wouldn’t change it for the world. This photo was taken on the back beach behind the camp on the last night before they all […]
The McNatty family holidayed at Tahuna Beach Holiday Park in 1983. Trish’s brother John enjoyed riding the crazy bikes.
Hayley Barrett has been coming to Tahuna Beach Holiday Park every Christmas since 1978 when she was three years old. She started bringing her husband twenty years ago and now they bring their children who look forward to their summer caravan holiday all year, the same way she did when she was a kid (and still does now!)
Julia Daly’s father has holidayed at Tahuna Beach for 60 years and first brought her along when she was only six weeks only. She is now 33 years old and brings her own children. Sofia is four and first came at six weeks and Henry first holidayed at Tahuan when he was only two weeks old.
Ayumi Murdoch’s image, titled “The happy followers”, is the July Photo of the Month in the Collective Holiday Memories competition. Ayumi, her husband, son (now nine years old) and daughter (now 12) have been camping at Tahuna Beach over the summer holidays every year since 2009.
Ayumi Murdock is a 45 year old mother of two children. “My husband, kids and I have spent the Christmas holidays at Tahuna Beach every year since 2009. We enjoy camping, swimming, fishing and playing holiday park activities.”
Ro Cambridge moved to Nelson in her 50s and has never camped at Tahuna. However, she says the ‘back beach’ – a place where dogs and their owners are allowed to run free – is a delight.
Anna Wilde lives in Nelson with her husband and two young sons. “We always feel like we’re on holiday when we visit the beach,” she says.
Michelle Betts has been camping at Tahuna Beach Holiday Park for the last seven years with her kids Izaak and Tyler and parents. Izaak and Grandad used to love the tractor rides around the camping ground.
Two years ago my family and I had an amazing first camping trip away as family. It was my daughter and partner’s first time camping trip ever, all of us had so much fun with all the activities available at the Tahuna Beach. My daughter was initially so scared of the water slide but as […]