<p>The siren call of wave action brings out surfers and their surfboards at Hot Water Beach, on the North Island, a popular, yet sometimes dangerous place to ride the waves. This beach on the Coromandel Peninsula was named for hot pools that sometimes seep through the sand, a reminder of New Zealand's location in a geologically active region.</p><p>Read more about New Zealand in "Insiders New Zealand," in <em>Traveler</em>'s March 2006 issue.</p>
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The siren call of wave action brings out surfers and their surfboards at Hot Water Beach, on the North Island, a popular, yet sometimes dangerous place to ride the waves. This beach on the Coromandel Peninsula was named for hot pools that sometimes seep through the sand, a reminder of New Zealand's location in a geologically active region.
Read more about New Zealand in "Insiders New Zealand," in Traveler's March 2006 issue.
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