Farewell Spit to Foxton Beach, New Zealand

On this side of the spit, the dunes are steeper and more unstable due to their exposure to the winds which average 25 km/h. Onetahua, meaning "heaped up sand" in Maori is an obvious choice of name for Farewell Spit. That is me up the top of the dunes. Select the photo below to see some unusual 'cones' in the sand made by the wind blowing across the surface.