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Oriental Bay beach

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Oriental Bay beach

Oriental Bay is Wellington’s most popular inner-city beach. Its proximity to the central city and Riviera-style esplanade draws both summer swimmers and winter walkers.

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Geoffrey Rice, City public spaces – Beaches, shorelines and waterfronts, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/22932/oriental-bay-beach (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Geoffrey Rice, published 6 April 2010.