Best beach for pipi picking?

shaanpi, Oct 23, 5:39pm
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Thought I might enjoy the sun and pick a few pipis. Wheres the best beach in Auckland?

beaker59, Oct 23, 6:27pm
You really do have to go a long way north or south of Auckland or any big NZ town really to get a feed of pipis or any shellfish for that matter maybe try Awhitu peninsular or Kaipara. If I named a specific beach on the net then that would be the end of that beachs stocks within a few weeks.

shaanpi, Oct 23, 7:16pm
Thanks beaker, thats the plan tomorrow go for a bit of drive. Good point wouldn't want others best pipi patches to be bare. Been ages since I've been pipi picking I will try the spots I remember from way back. Other wise a nice day at the beach, in the sun is all good with me lol.

ferita, Oct 23, 8:43pm
dont go east (coromandel etc)
they are toxic at the moment

shaanpi, Oct 23, 8:53pm
Thats a shame freita, will head north. Thanks for the heads up.

tullyann, Oct 25, 2:55am
Go south but keep it a secret , MaketuBeachYum

talent.scout, Oct 25, 5:15am
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lots of cockles at Cornwallis(11km from Titirangi, West Auck).

I dont know why... but a lot of people call cockles..pipi's!No pipi's at Cornwallis though... just cockles (like baby clams)

guest, Oct 9, 6:33pm
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wot about maraetai beach umupuia doz any one no when the sesion for picking is there

pipi_lover_lol, Mar 18, 3:31am
is otaki beach a gud place for pipis

guest, Oct 18, 8:02pm
Kawakawa bay is where I go for cockles