Skip to main content

Story: East Coast places

Tolaga Bay wharf

Image
Tolaga Bay wharf
Tolaga Bay wharf, at 600 metres the longest on the coast, is no longer used by coastal shipping. The wharf took three years to build and was completed in 1929, but depression, war and better roads all took a toll and it closed to shipping in 1968. Since then walking the length of the wharf has been popular with both locals and visitors, some of whom also fish from it.

Using this item

Flickr: chris_can_do's photostream

by Christoph Bunte

This item has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. It is the responsibility of the user of any material to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

All images & media in this story

How to cite this page

Monty Soutar, East Coast places – Tolaga Bay, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/33502/tolaga-bay-wharf (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Monty Soutar, published 23 August 2011, updated 1 March 2015.