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Discover Matauri Bay in New Zealand
Matauri Bay in the region of Northland is a town located in New Zealand - some 435 mi or ( 699 km ) North of Wellington , the country's capital .
Local time in Matauri Bay is now 07:37 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Auckland " with a UTC offset of 13 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Whangaroa, Purerua, Matangirau, Kaeo, and Hamilton. When in this area, you might want to check out Whangaroa . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Matauri Bay ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Matauri Bay
Matauri Bay is a bay in New Zealand, situated 30 km north of Kerikeri, in Whangaroa county, just north of the Bay of Islands. It has over a kilometre of beautiful white sand and crystal clear water. It is particularly popular in the summer when thousands flock there to stay in the local camping ground which can be seen at the left hand end of the beach in the photo (right). Some of the first Polynesian navigators to New Zealand landed at Matauri Bay.
Located at -35.03 173.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Motukawanui Island
Motukawanui Island is an island in the Bay of Islands of New Zealand, and is located approximately four kilometres northeast from Matauri Bay. It is the largest island amongst the Cavalli Islands group and has an area of 3.40 square kilometres.
Located at -35.02 173.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Rainbow Warrior (1955)
The Rainbow Warrior (sometimes informally called Rainbow Warrior I) was a former UK Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) trawler later purchased by the environmental organisation Greenpeace. The ship was active in supporting a number of Greenpeace protest activities against seal hunting, whaling and nuclear weapons testing during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Located at -34.97 173.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior
The sinking of the Rainbow Warrior, codenamed Opération Satanique, was an operation by the "action" branch of the French foreign intelligence services, the Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure, carried out on 10 July 1985. It aimed to sink the flagship of the Greenpeace fleet, the Rainbow Warrior in the port of Auckland, New Zealand, to prevent her from interfering in a nuclear test in Moruroa. Fernando Pereira, a photographer, drowned on the sinking ship.
Located at -34.97 173.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Hikurua River
The Hikurua River is a river of the far north of New Zealand's North Island. It flows southeast from rough hill country south of the Whangaroa Harbour, reaching the sea at Takou Bay, eight kilometres south of the Cavalli Islands.
Located at -35.10 173.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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