Between the Tides

Tucked between the tides and the bush, Awaroa is a place like no other.

Hidden deep in Abel Tasman National Park, this little collection of baches has seen everything – wild weather, wild pigs, heart-stopping inlet crossings, decades of family holidays, and the kind of Kiwi ingenuity you only learn the hard way.

In this charming, down-to-earth collection, bach owners past and present share the real stories behind their homes: timber towed across the inlet behind dinghies, houses pulled into place by bullocks, vegetable gardens carved out of sandhills, and communities bonded over bonfires, boat mishaps, shared tools, and the occasional mouse recorded at Residents’ Meetings. Compiled by Anna Locker-Lampson, Between the Tides is a celebration of the people who built their dreams on one of Aotearoa’s most beautiful and golden beaches. A nostalgic, funny and heartfelt tribute to life lived off-grid, off-script and always with good humour.