Sawyers Bay

Sawyers Bay is a suburb of the city of . It is located 1.5 kilometres to the southwest of in a wide valley on the shore of Mussel Bay, 13 kilometres to the northeast of Dunedin city centre.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Port Chalmers Municipal Building and Iona Church.

Town hall
is a town hall.

Church
Photo: Benchill, Public domain.
is an historic church in , . The church building is listed as a Category I Historic Place.

Church
Photo: Benchill, Public domain.
is an heritage-listed Anglican church located in , , New Zealand. Completed in 1874, the Academic Gothic Revival church building is constructed in volcanic stone and has some fine stained glass, and is listed as a Category I Historic Place by Heritage New Zealand.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roseneath and Port Chalmers.

Quarter
is a small suburb of the city of , located on the northwestern shore of , 12 kilometres to the northeast of Dunedin city centre.

is a deep water fishing and cargo port for , one of the main ports for the South Island of , in the region. It is visited by several cruise ships each summer. In 2021, it was home to 1,500 people.

Sawyers Bay

Latitude
-45.81545° or 45° 48′ 56″ south
Longitude
170.6039° or 170° 36′ 14″ east
Population
1,100
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
Open location code
4V6G5JM3+RH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2202486818
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
6212403
Wiki­data ID
Q7428750
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Sawyers Bay” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: Sawyers Bay
  • French: Sawyers Bay
  • Turkish: Sawyers Bay

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Highlights include House (26 Stevenson Avenue) and Sawyers Bay School.

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