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Colac Bay

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Colac Bay

Colac Bay/Ōraka provides some of the best ocean surfing in Southland. This artwork is at the entrance to the town.

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David Grant, Southland places – Riverton / Aparima, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/20202/colac-bay (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by David Grant, published 2 March 2009, updated 25 May 2015.