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Ōhope Beach, 2005

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Ōhope Beach, 2005

Houses reach right along the spit to the reserve and bird sanctuary at the entrance to Ōhiwa Harbour (top right). Even the oldest part of the settlement (foreground) is much more built up than in the 1950s.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Bay of Plenty places – Ōhiwa Harbour and environs, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/5730/ohope-beach-2005 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 July 2015.