Ohope up for NZ's favourite beach award

Ohope Beach

Ohope Beach is a finalist in a promotion to find New Zealand's most-loved beach.

From a list of more than 200 popular beaches, New Zealand Facebook users have voted on their most loved beaches and have selected their top three - Matai Bay in Northland, Whangamata Beach in the Coromandel and the Eastern Bay of Plenty's Ohope Beach.

There have been close to half a million votes and more than 35,000 participants.

The promotion is being run by the New Zealand AA.

To take part, go the AA New Zealand page on Facebook. New Zealand's most loved beach will be announced early next week.