Wainui Bay
Wainui Bay is within Golden Bay / Mohua, and at the south-eastern end of Golden Bay, in the Tasman Region of the South Island, New Zealand. Bordering the Abel Tasman National Park, it is approximately 24 kilometres north-east of Tākaka, the nearest town.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Wainui Falls and Pigeon Saddle.
Wainui Falls
Cliff
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Wainui Falls is a 20-metre waterfall in Wainui Bay, in the Tasman region of New Zealand. The waterfall is part of the Wainui River and cascades over granite bedrock into a deep pool at its base.
Abel Tasman Monument
Memorial
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The Abel Tasman Monument is a memorial to the first recorded contact between Europeans—led by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman—and Māori in New Zealand's Golden Bay on 18 and 19 December 1642.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tata Beach and Pōhara.
Tata Beach
Hamlet
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Tata Beach is a beach and small coastal settlement of predominantly holiday houses in the South Island, New Zealand. Found in the Golden Bay region, it is approximately 14 kilometres north-east of Tākaka.
Pōhara
Village
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Pōhara is a rural locality in the Tasman District of New Zealand's South Island. The locality is northeast of Tākaka and southwest of Tata Beach. To the north is Limestone Bay, part of Golden Bay / Mohua The official spelling was changed from "Pohara" to "Pōhara" by the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa on 5 November 2018.
Tarakohe
Locality
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Tarakohe, in older sources referred to as Terekohe, is a locality in the Tasman District of New Zealand's upper South Island, located east of Pōhara in Golden Bay.
Wainui Bay
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Tasman Region, New Zealand
- Category: body of water
- Location: Tasman District, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-40.7988° or 40° 47′ 56″ southLongitude
172.9357° or 172° 56′ 9″ eastOpen location code
4VFJ6W2P+F7OpenStreetMap ID
node 5835340135OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayWikidata ID
Q48814255
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