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Kōrero: Landscapes – overview

Golden Bay coastline

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Kayaking is an ideal way to explore the drowned valleys and varied coastline of Abel Tasman National Park, as shown in this silent video clip. Golden Bay, which forms the western edge of the park, is named not for its golden beaches, but because gold was found inland.

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Eileen McSaveney, Landscapes – overview – Top of the South Island, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/13028/golden-bay-coastline (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Eileen McSaveney, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009, updated 1 July 2015.