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The Bay of Plenty Region ( Māori: Te Moana-a-Toi-te-Huatahi[citation needed][ a] ), often abbreviated to BOP, is a region in the North Island of New Zealand situated around the body of water of the same name. The bay was named by James Cook after he noticed the abundant food supplies at several Māori villages there, in stark contrast to the ...
New Zealand. The Bay of Islands is an area on the east coast of the Far North District of the North Island of New Zealand. It is one of the most popular fishing, sailing and tourist destinations in the country, and has been renowned internationally for its big-game fishing since American author Zane Grey publicised it in the 1930s.
Motunau / Plate Island is situated roughly 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the northeast of Okurei Point, on New Zealand's North Island.As with other islands in the Bay of Plenty (such as the active Whakaari / White Island, Mayor Island / Tūhua, or the nearby Mōtītī Island), Motunau / Plate Island is volcanic in origin, sitting at the northern end of the Taupō Volcanic Zone. [2]
New Zealand. Piercy Island, also known as " The Hole In The Rock " (and by its Māori-language name Motu Kōkako ), is located off the north coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is at the very northern tip of Cape Brett in the Bay of Islands. It is Māori freehold land, which is administered by the Motu Kōkako Ahu Whenua Trust for the ...
Flagstaff Hill (New Zealand) Coordinates: 35.255003°S 174.119718°E. The modern-day flagstaff, remnant of the fifth flagstaff. Hōne Heke fells the flagstaff at Kororareka. Painting by Arthur David McCormick. Flagstaff Hill (Maiki Hill) overlooks the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Directly north of the small historical village of Russell, the ...
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New Zealand ( Māori: Aotearoa) is an island country located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, near the centre of the water hemisphere. It consists of a large number of islands, estimated around 700, mainly remnants of a larger landmass now beneath the sea. The land masses by size are the South Island (or Te Waipounamu) and the North Island ...
Maketu is a small town on the Western Bay of Plenty coast in New Zealand. [ 4] Maketu has an estuary from which the Kaituna River used to flow, [ 5] until 1956, when it was diverted to the Bay of Plenty, [ 6] about 4 km (2.5 mi) upstream. [ 7] It is also adjacent to Newdicks Beach located on the south eastern side of Okurei Point.