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Kōrero: Stewart Island/Rakiura

Halfmoon Bay and Paterson Inlet

The only settlement on Stewart Island/Rakiura, Halfmoon Bay, also known as Oban, is in the middle in this panoramic shot. To the right is Horseshoe Bay and in the distance behind Halfmoon Bay is Paterson Inlet/Whaka ā Te Wera, Stewart Island’s largest inlet.

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GNS Science

Reference: 43826 H

by Lloyd Homer

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Carl Walrond, Stewart Island/Rakiura – New Zealand’s third main island, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/zoomify/37617/halfmoon-bay-and-paterson-inlet (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Carl Walrond, i tāngia i te 30 November 2012, updated 1 May 2015.