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Red Rocks

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Red Rocks

These rocks on Wellington’s south coast are coloured by iron compounds in the rock. The headland in the distance is a haulout (resting place) for bachelor seals – those that have been excluded from mating by a dominant male.

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Chris Maclean, Wellington region – Early Māori history, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/13193/red-rocks (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Chris Maclean, published 3 March 2009, updated 1 August 2015.