I got to know the Awhitu peninsular when a friend bought a house there around ten years ago.  It’s a rocky peninsular bounded by the Tasman sea on one side, and Manakau harbour on the other. It’s windswept and in places, very beautiful. Because it runs north-south you can get sunrises one side and sunsets the other. Very handy! I captured this recently:

Te Toro - click for full size

This is near the boatramp at Te Toro. There are many public boatramps in New Zealand where you can lauch your boat to go out for some fun on the water. Just as I was leaving a group of four arrived with their fishing boat, launched at set off for what I imagine to be a great day’s fishing (it was a goregous day). The waters here are famous for snapper.