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Castlepoint is a small beachside settlement on the Wairarapa coast of the Wellington Region of New Zealand. [ 3] It is home to a lighthouse which stands near the top of the northern end of a reef. The reef is about one kilometre long. At the southern end of the reef, there is an island known locally as "seagull island", due to its large ...
ʻAta is a depopulated island in the far southern end of the Tonga archipelago, situated approximately 160 kilometres (99 mi) south-southwest of Tongatapu . It is distinct from ʻAtā, an uninhabited, low coral island in the string of small atolls along the Piha passage along the north side of Tongatapu. An unrelated traditional chiefly title ...
St Clair is a leafy residential suburb of Dunedin, New Zealand. [3] It is located on the Pacific Ocean coast five kilometres from the city centre on the southwesternmost part of the coastal plain which makes up the southern part of the urban area, and also climbs the slopes of Forbury Hill immediately to the west of this plain. St Clair's 2001 ...
Kaikōura is the seat of the territorial authority of the Kaikōura District, which is part of the Canterbury region. The infrastructure of Kaikōura was heavily damaged in the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake, with one of the two deaths near the town. The bay and surrounding region were uplifted by as much as 2 metres (6 ft 7 in).
Kaiaua is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement which includes Whakatīwai. It covers 4.67 km 2 (1.80 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 490 as of June 2023, [2] with a population density of 105 people per km 2. It is part of the larger Miranda-Pūkorokoro statistical area. [12]
Napier (/ ˈ n eɪ p i ər / NAY-pee-ər; Māori: Ahuriri) is a city on the eastern coast of the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Hawke's Bay region.It is a beachside city with a seaport, known for its sunny climate, [3] esplanade lined with Norfolk pines, and extensive Art Deco architecture.
The name is the subject of a 1960 song by the New Zealand balladeer Peter Cape. [12] It appears in the 1976 (re-released in 1979) single "The Lone Ranger" by British band Quantum Jump , which featured in the title sequence of the second series of The Kenny Everett Video Show .
Bluff ( Māori: Motupōhue ), previously known as Campbelltown and often referred to as "The Bluff", is a town and seaport in the Southland region, on the southern coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is the southernmost town in mainland New Zealand and, despite Slope Point and Stewart Island being further south, Bluff is colloquially ...