Henderson Bay Explained

Henderson Bay is a bay on the Aupouri Peninsula, near the very top of the North Island in New Zealand.[1] It is on the eastern side of the peninsula next to the Pacific Ocean and 7 km off New Zealand State Highway 1, 66 km south of Cape Reinga and 10 km north of Houhora. A gravel road connects the bay to the highway.

Demographics for the area are included at Ngataki.[2]

Recreation

Henderson Bay is popular for surfing. It has consistent surf, with the beach and reef both having left and right hand breaks, however submerged rocks are a hazard.[3]

History

There is evidence that New Zealand's biggest tsunami took place at Henderson Bay between 1450 and 1480AD, leaving deposits more than 30 metres above sea level and reaching about a kilometre inland from the coast.[4]

References

-34.7557°N 173.1307°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Info About Bay . October 8, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811060821/http://www.kemps.net/ . August 11, 2011 .
  2. Web site: https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_012&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.7000006.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001 Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses]. Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. 3 October 2024. 7000006.
  3. Web site: Henderson Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports (Northland, New Zealand) . www.surf-forecast.com . 28 April 2020.
  4. Web site: Henderson Bay in Aupouri holds tsunami record . www.nzherald.co.nz . 28 April 2020.

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