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Massacre Bay

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It is likely this bay was known by local Māori as Tapapekohia. European settlers named it Massacre Bay after an incident in July 1824 where several of the crew of a sealing ship, the Samuel, were killed.
Commanded by Captain John Dawson, the Samuel sought refuge from a storm in Tapapekohia Bay, while journeying from Sydney, Australia to Foveaux Strait. While in the bay, the ship was visited by several canoes from the local iwi, Ngati Kuia. Unfortunately, one of the… More

Otu Bay

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This bay has steep cliffs on both sides and becomes very shallow at its head. It is a good picnic spot but completely open to sea breezes and sea conditions. There is some shelter from N sector winds in the bay on the eastern side with about 10 m of water. More

Torea Bay

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The entrance is between Ngatawhetawheta and Pihaka Points
Approximately one and a half miles long it is deep until close to shore
The North end of Torea is the terminus of the road to Portage with a wharf and floating jetty, one available for loading and unloading passengers.
North West winds do funnel down the bay causing a short chop to develop. These winds can be gusty at times.
This wharf is frequented by commercial water transport operators.
The road across the saddle is a… More

Te Mahia Bay

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At the southern end of this bay is the Te Mahia motel complex. It consists of 13 self-serviced units and has an extensive shop that includes bait and tackle. There is a new wharf with a floating jetty. Access to the wharf is on the inner side only.
Holding in this area is only fair and the main part of the bay is open to all winds. Anchorage is not recommended in the southern end of the bay, out from the old… More

Whataroa Bay

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The name of this bay possibly refers to a large elevated storage platform for food, a whata.1The bay has a long history of human settlement. The iwi (tribe) Ngāti Toa Rangatira, had a pā in the bay during the Nineteenth Century and the New Zealand Company chief surveyor, William Mein Smith, described whare or dwellings in the bay in 1842.2 In addition, an archaeological survey undertaken in the 1970s noted remains of occupation at the south end of bay. In 1870… More

Te Weka Bay

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Te Weka Bay is open to all N sector winds and ferry wash. There is also a strong tidal current. This bay is only recommended for overnight anchorage in E to S winds. More

St Omer Bay

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The bay has a pleasant sand/shingle beach along its northern end, which turns into a sand mud beach at the south-eastern side.
.Note that the wharf has less than a metre of water at LWS.
In the southern end of the bay there is the hulk of the sailing ship, Amokura, on the beach. This hulk is privately owned and has for many years been slowly dismantled for scrap.
To the west of the hulk of the Amokura and approximately 60 meters out… More

Wiriwaka Point

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The bay under this point is very sheltered in N sector wind conditions but is shallow for most of its area and catches the wash from incoming ferries.
This bay should not be used in winds from the SE to S. SW winds tend to blow from W along the channel and this bay affords good shelter from them. More

Whangarae Bay

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Opening from the main harbour to the west, the bay is exposed from winds from the NE sector and borders on its western side a large lagoon. This bay is shallow and should be entered with caution. It gives adequate anchorage in SW conditions. The safe entry to the anchorage is along the south-eastern shore of the bay. More

Kauauroa Bay

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The shape of this bay causes it to collect a considerable amount of sea.
In SW to N conditions, the sea that builds up in Tawhitinui Reach, is pushed into this bay making it an uncomfortable anchorage.
These winds tend to be deflected by the land and blow into the bay as an SW wind. The bay is also exposed to S sector winds.
There are a number of marine farms in the bay to be aware of. More