Tolaga Bay
About Tolaga Bay (Uawa), North Island, New Zealand
Tolaga Bay (Uawa) in the Eastland region of New Zealand is a small town on the East Coast of New Zealand's North Island located 45 kilometres northeast of Gisborne.
Tolaga Bay has a population of over 600 people. The town boasts very warm temperatures during the summer months of December, January & February. With accessible swimming beaches, Tolaga Bay is an area rich in history and natural resources.
The region around the bay is rugged and remote, and for many years the only access to the town was by boat. Because the bay is shallow, a long wharf - the longest in New Zealand (600m) - was built to accommodate visiting vessels. In the 1830s there was a thriving flax trade involving early European traders. This wharf is now in threat and a committee from the township are appealing for funds and technical help to restore and save it.
Two rivers reach the Pacific Ocean at Tolaga Bay - the Waiau and the Mangaheia.
The town is a popular holiday spot. Its population is predominantly Maori, a centre of the Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti iwi and home of Ariki - Te Kani a Takirau and Tohunga - Rangiuia.
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