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MATAURI BAY
Calling Code: +64 9
Some 20km north of Kerikeri, a high inland ridge provides a dramatic first glimpse
of the long and sandy Matauri Bay as it stretches north to a stand of Norfolk pines and the offshore Cavalli Islands. The northern
limit of the main bay is defined by Matauri Bay Hill, topped by a distinctive stone and steel memorial to the Rainbow Warrior,
now scuttled off Motutapere Island, one of the Cavalli's.
Missionary Samuel Marsden first set foot in Aotearoa in 1814 at Matauri Bay, where he mediated between the Ngati Kura people - who still
own the bay - and some Bay of Islands Maori, a process commemorated by the quaint
wooden Samuel Marsden Memorial Church on the road in, and a
small memorial behind the beach.
Quick tips/suggestions
Accommodation in the bay is limited to the family oriented Matauri Bay Holiday Park and Ocean's Holiday Village, so make sure
to book ahead during the high season.
If there's a place you've stayed or something you've done, but we haven't listed, review it for us!
 Photos
City Scapes - pictures of matauri bay
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