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bay of islands wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 etymology 2 geography 3 history 4 cream trip 5 islands within the bay toggle islands within the bay subsection 5 1 minor reefs and rocks 6 references 7 external links toggle the table of contents bay of islands 17 languages cebuano deutsch español فارسی suomi français italiano 한국어 lietuvių nederlands norsk nynorsk norsk bokmål polski русский slovenščina türkçe 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikivoyage wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide coordinates 35 12 s 174 10 e 35 200 s 174 167 e 35 200 174 167 from wikipedia the free encyclopedia area in the far north district new zealand for other uses see bay of islands disambiguation bay of islands te pēwhairangi ipipiri māori bay of islands location within new zealand location north island coordinates 35 12 s 174 10 e 35 200 s 174 167 e 35 200 174 167 type bay part of pacific ocean basin countries new zealand bay of islands dolphins in the bay of islands the bay of islands māori te pēwhairangi is an area on the east coast of the far north district of the north island of new zealand it is one of the most popular fishing sailing and tourist destinations in the country and has been renowned internationally for its big game fishing ever since american author zane grey publicised it in the 1930s it is 60 km 37 mi north west of the city of whangārei cape reinga at the northern tip of the country is about 210 km 130 mi by road further to the north west etymology edit in te reo māori the bay is known by several names including te pēwhairangi 1 2 ipipiri 3 and tokerau a name given by early māori ancestors referencing a place in the māori homeland 4 the wider bay of islands area including the plain surrounding waimate north is traditionally known as taiamai a name shortened from the ngāpuhi whakataukī proverb ka kata ngā pūriri ō taiamai the pūriri trees are laughing with joy a phrase used to express delight in the world or to welcome an honoured guest 5 6 the bay s english name was given on 27 november 1769 by captain james cook during his first voyage when cook and his crew landed on motuarohia island 7 geography edit the bay is an irregularly shaped 16 km 10 mi wide 260 km 2 100 mi 2 8 drowned valley system 9 and a natural harbour it contains 144 islands 8 of which the largest is urupukapuka 10 and numerous peninsulas and inlets the three largest inlets are waikare inlet in the south and kerikeri and te puna mangonui inlets in the north west the purerua peninsula north of te puna inlet separates the north western part of the bay from the pacific ocean and cape brett peninsula extends 10 km 6 mi into the ocean at the eastern end of the bay the biggest town is kerikeri followed by paihia the small town of russell is located at the end of a short peninsula that extends into the bay from the southeast history edit kerikeri about 700 years ago the mātaatua one of the large māori migration canoes which journeyed to new zealand from hawaiki was sailed to the bay of islands from the bay of plenty by puhi a progenitor of the ngāpuhi iwi tribe which today is the largest in the country 11 māori settled and multiplied throughout the bay and on several of its many islands to establish various tribes such as the ngāti miru at kerikeri many notable māori were born in the bay of islands including hōne heke who several times cut down the flagpole at kororāreka russell to start the flagstaff war many of the māori settlements later played important roles in the development of new zealand such as okiato the nation s first capital waitangi where the treaty of waitangi would later be signed and kerikeri which was an important departure point for inland māori going to sea and later site of the first permanent mission station in the country some of the islands became notable as well such as motu apo te pahi island where 60 of chief te pahi s people were killed as revenge after he was wrongly accused of being responsible for the boyd massacre at whangaroa the first european to visit the area was captain cook who named the region in 1769 the bay of islands was the first area in new zealand to be settled by europeans whalers arrived towards the end of the 18th century while the first missionaries settled in 1814 the first full blooded european child recorded as being born in the country thomas king was born in 1815 at oihi bay in the bay of islands there have been unsubstantiated claims that a european girl was born earlier at the dusky sound settlement in the south island the bay has many interesting historic towns including paihia russell waitangi and kerikeri russell formerly known as kororāreka was the first permanent european settlement in new zealand and dates from the early 19th century kerikeri contains many historic sites from the earliest european colonial settlement in the country these include the mission house also called kemp house which is the oldest wooden structure still standing in new zealand the stone store a former storehouse is the oldest stone building in new zealand construction having begun on 19 april 1832 these settlements also reared horses during this time to the fascination of local māori who called them man carrying dogs kurī waha tangata 12 the bay of islands was visited in the 19th century by sealing ships and whaling ships that hunted in the ocean around new zealand 13 often bartering with local iwi to restock their food supplied with local potatoes and pork 14 in december 1835 charles darwin visited the bay of islands in hms beagle 15 16 in february 1840 some members of the united states exploring expedition were present at the initial signing of the treaty of waitangi at waitangi 17 in a 2006 study the bay of islands was found to have the second bluest sky in the world after rio de janeiro 18 a new fast boat manufactured by the explore group was introduced in the bay of islands in 2019 to take visitors to the hole in the rock at speed the daily transport facility can seat up to 30 passengers and will ply several times during the day 19 cream trip edit in 1886 albert ernest fuller launched the sailing ship undine in the bay of islands to deliver coal supplies to the islands within the bay with the fitting of a motor in the early 20th century fuller was able to deliver the coal and essential supplies to communities as far out as cape brett in 1927 fuller acquired cream trip from eddie lane with the facilities on board to transport cream from the islands and by the 1960s the newly commissioned bay belle started this run although a modern catamaran now takes this historical route of the original cream trip bay belle continues to transport visitors and locals between paihia and russell throughout the day 20 islands within the bay edit the islands in the bay include bay of islands looking north east along the route of the cream trip with flagstaff hill in the foreground from front to back roberton island and moturua island left to right beyond them okahu waewaetoria and urupukapuka islands in the distance cape brett and further out piercy island urupukapuka island waewaetorea island motukiekie island moturua island motuarohia island putahataha island motuwheteke island motutara rock twins rock hope reef hat island tawiriwiri island mahenotiti island te ao island round island poroporo island okahu island harakeke island motutara island ngatokaparangi islands rangiatea island motuoi island te miko reef kuiamokimoki island pakatahi island motukauri island te korowhiti rock te waha island motumaire island taylor island kaiaraara island motuarahi island toretore island tikitiki island marriott island motumareti island moturoa island black rocks pirikawau island wainui island taranaki island aroha island motutapu island tikorangi island motupapa island rahui island motuone island hen and chickens te pahi islands motuterahiki island howe rock motutui island putahataha island otuwhanga island motukokako island tiheru island mahenotapuku bird rock kohangaatara point motungarara island minor reefs and rocks edit battleship rock paramena reef te nunuhe rock whale rock dead whale reef hermione rock micky rocks oturori rock shag rock tiktiki rock references edit te tai tokerau te puni kōkiri retrieved 3 july 2025 tai tokerau set to benefit by around 27 million thanks to this year s cruise ship season far north holdings limited retrieved 3 july 2025 council northland regional predator free pēwhairangi whānui bay of islands northland regional council www nrc govt nz retrieved 3 july 2025 place name detail tokerau new zealand gazetteer land information new zealand retrieved 14 september 2024 place name detail bay of islands new zealand gazetteer land information new zealand retrieved 14 september 2024 moodie jane 2019 the impact of family memory on the descendants of a missionary settler family journal of new zealand studies 29 47 61 history of motuarohia island department of conservation retrieved 14 september 2024 1 2 hartel elizabeth f constantine rochelle torres leigh g 2014 changes in habitat use patterns by bottlenose dolphins over a 10 year period render static management boundaries ineffective aquatic conservation marine and freshwater ecosystems 25 5 701 711 doi 10 1002 aqc 2465 edbrooke s w brook f j compilers 2009 geology of the whangarei area institute of geological nuclear sciences 1 250 000 geological map 2 archived 30 october 2014 at the wayback machine lower hutt new zealand gns science historic urupukapuka island department of conservation archived from the original on 25 october 2014 retrieved 26 october 2014 2006 census quickstats about māori revised statistics new zealand 4 april 2007 archived from the original on 28 september 2007 retrieved 25 may 2007 binney judith 2007 when the white kawau flies in lutz john sutton ed myth and memory stories of indigenous european contact vancouver bc ubcpress p 144 isbn 978 0 7748 1262 7 wolfe richard 2005 hellhole of the pacific penguin books nz isbn 0143019872 colenso william 1880 on the vegetable food of the ancient new zealanders before cook s visit transactions and proceedings of the royal society of new zealand 13 3 38 archived from the original on 24 june 2021 retrieved 18 june 2021 charles darwin journal of a voyage round the world 1831 36 fitzgerald caroline 2004 marianne williams letters from the bay of islands penguin books new zealand pp 219 230 isbn 0 14 301929 5 wilkes charles 1845 narrative of the united states exploring expedition during the years 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 vol 2 lea and blanchard p 375 archived from the original on 12 may 2021 retrieved 22 april 2018 a disastrous circumstance for the natives dumé belle 2 august 2006 world s bluest sky revealed optics org archived from the original on 5 february 2019 retrieved 16 july 2012 new fast boat for bay of islands the new zealand herald 4 march 2019 archived from the original on 4 may 2019 retrieved 4 june 2019 the cream trip fullers greatsights bay of islands archived from the original on 3 march 2014 retrieved 8 may 2014 external links edit wikivoyage has a travel guide for bay of islands wikimedia commons has media related to bay of islands bay of islands travel guide bay of islands new zealand authority control databases international viaf gnd national united states israel other yale lux retrieved from https 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