Little Kaiteriteri is less well-known than it very close neighbour, Kaiteriteri. It’s a bit of an ‘open secret’, as it is the preferred destination for many locals when they want to go to relax on the beach and especially if they want to go for a swim. Casual swimmers enjoy the safe, shallow, crystal clear water and the more serious sea swimmers from the area meet here for weekly group swims in the summer.
The beach area has been home to Little Blue Penguins for a long time. Some local residents recently built wooden nesting boxes for their penguin neighbours. The Little Blue Penguins are shy birds and they choose wisely when they identified Little Kaiteriteri beach as home. It is an unspoilt beach with a natural sand dune reserve beyond the high tide mark.
The area is less busy than the main Kaiteriteri beach and has a very relaxed feel to it at all times of the year. Traveller reviews about Little Kaiteriteri sing it’s praises and make many New Zealanders rent a house here as their holiday base in the area.
If you are looking for a serene and secluded little pocket of NZ, it is worth walking the short distance from Kaiteriteri a couple of minutes from The Great Taste Cycle Trail.
