Paraparaumu has hosted the New Zealand Open 12 times and Kauri Cliffs is one of the best in the world with six cliff-top holes that sheer off into the Pacific Ocean.
BBC: Living in: golf areas
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From the Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club on the Kapiti Coast outside of Wellington to Kauri Cliffs in the far north, the North Island is a golf mecca down under.