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On Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:57:50 +1300, Ross Clark wrote:

> "Ninety Mile Beach", near the north end of New Zealand, retains its name
> in the highly metricated NZ of today. It was never 90 miles (or 90 km)
> long. The one in Australia is closer to 90 miles. But nobody cares.

https://blog.glaciermt.com/a-piece-of-history-ninemile-remount-depot-
ranger-station/

I worked there and I was never sure 9 miles from where? There was a 
Sixmile Road about 3 miles away so that was consistent.