Stephanie
North Island ▷ Northland ▷ Whangarei ▷
On the beach, though with view of the toilets and playground as well.
I've stayed here twice and both times, locals have been loud...loud voices, loud music. Fair bit of night-time activity, though not involving freedom campers. Toilets fairly clean and a recycling bin was nice.
Beach not much for walking, but saw four hornbills! That was cool.