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Kōrero: Northland places

Boats in the Bay of Islands

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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, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/7717/boats-in-the-bay-of-islands (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Claudia Orange, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 May 2015.