Story: Northland places

Boats in the Bay of Islands

Boats in the Bay of Islands

The Bay of Islands is, as its name indicates, a vast inlet studded with islands – over 150 of them. Since the 1920s it has developed as a centre for recreational deep-sea fishing and yachting.

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Claudia Orange, 'Northland places - Bay of Islands', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/7717/boats-in-the-bay-of-islands (accessed 29 March 2024)

Story by Claudia Orange, updated 1 May 2015