Wainui Bay

Wainui Bay is within , and at the south-eastern end of Golden Bay, in the Tasman Region of the , New Zealand. Bordering the , it is approximately 24 kilometres north-east of , the nearest town.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Wainui Falls and Pigeon Saddle.

Cliff
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is a 20-metre waterfall in Wainui Bay, in the region of . The waterfall is part of the and cascades over granite bedrock into a deep pool at its base.

Mountain saddle
is a mountain saddle.

Memorial
The is a to the first recorded contact between Europeans—led by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman—and Māori in New Zealand's on 18 and 19 December 1642.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tata Beach and Pōhara.

Hamlet
is a beach and small coastal settlement of predominantly holiday houses in the , New Zealand. Found in the region, it is approximately 14 kilometres north-east of .

Village
is a rural locality in the of 's . The locality is northeast of and southwest of . To the north is Limestone Bay, part of The official spelling was changed from "Pohara" to "Pōhara" by the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa on 5 November 2018.

Locality
, in older sources referred to as Terekohe, is a locality in the of New Zealand's upper , located east of in .

Wainui Bay

Latitude
-40.7988° or 40° 47′ 56″ south
Longitude
172.9357° or 172° 56′ 9″ east
Open location code
4VFJ6W2P+F7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5835340135
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Wiki­data ID
Q48814255
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