Flowers for Beachlands and Pine Harbour

Pine Harbour ferry days and home deliveries

The 570-berth Pine Harbour Marina is the area's main transport hub, with a ferry to central Auckland running 20 departures per day each way on weekdays. Many residents work in the city, so a home delivery on a weekday may sit until evening. Two ways around it:

• send to the person's workplace in Auckland – see our Auckland page;
• or send to the home with a phone number and a note about a shaded, sheltered place to leave the flowers.

Sunkist Bay, Spinnaker Bay or Pony Park?

Old Beachlands runs along a string of bays – Sunkist Bay, Pohutukawa Bay, View Bay and Shelly Bay – where houses often come with a quarter-acre section. The newer areas of Pine Harbour, Spinnaker Bay and Pony Park have modern houses with smaller gardens. Use the correct locality along with the street and house number, and add the recipient's phone number. Weekend and public-holiday delivery is limited in many areas, so if the date matters, order early in the week.

Rainwater homes and a Pōhutukawa Coast summer

Homes here collect their own rain water, so in a dry summer a potted plant or a long-lasting arrangement may be the kinder choice. Flowers should go into water quickly on a warm day; our guide to making flowers last in a Kiwi summer has simple tips you can pass on. Ōmana Regional Park, just to the east, covers about 41 hectares with views over the Hauraki Gulf – a reminder of why so many people settle here.

Beachlands School, Te Puru and the RSA Hall

Beachlands School, first opened in 1925, is a full primary with a roll of 617. There is no secondary school in the area; free buses run to colleges such as Howick College and Botany Downs Secondary College, so a prize-giving or graduation bouquet may be needed further afield. Te Puru Sports Centre, between Beachlands and Maraetai, is the shared hub of the Pōhutukawa Coast community, and the Beachlands RSA Hall dates from 1948. For more ideas, see our graduation flowers guide, and other towns on our Auckland region page.