Half Moon Bay, Auckland
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Half Moon Bay is a coastal suburb located immediately south of Bucklands Beach
in Manukau City, Auckland, New Zealand.
It is well known for the Half Moon Bay Marina, home to over 500 boats. It is located on the Tamaki Estuary
, in Auckland
's Hauraki Gulf
.
Half Moon Bay is the location of a long established ferry terminal for vehicle and passenger traffic to Waiheke Island
and a regular passenger ferry service to Auckland
's central business district.
The temporary edges of the land fill were created with the concrete debris from the old Panmure
bridge which was demolished at the time the land fill was being created. Prior to the establishment of the marina the bay was very isolated with only 8 houses and the Half Moon Bay Health Camp on the southwest headland.
Bucklands Beach
Bucklands Beach is a suburb 13 kilometres east of Auckland's CBD in New Zealand. The suburb is in the Howick ward, one of the thirteen administrative divisions of Auckland City, and under authority of the Auckland Council.-Maori:...
in Manukau City, Auckland, New Zealand.
It is well known for the Half Moon Bay Marina, home to over 500 boats. It is located on the Tamaki Estuary
Tamaki River
The Tamaki River is, despite its name, mostly an estuarial arm and harbour of the Hauraki Gulf, within the city of Auckland in New Zealand. It extends south for 15 kilometres from its mouth between the Auckland suburb of Saint Heliers and the long thin peninsula of Bucklands Beach, which reaches...
, in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
's Hauraki Gulf
Hauraki Gulf
The Hauraki Gulf is a coastal feature of the North Island of New Zealand. It has a total area of 4000 km², and lies between the Auckland Region, the Hauraki Plains, the Coromandel Peninsula and Great Barrier Island...
.
Half Moon Bay is the location of a long established ferry terminal for vehicle and passenger traffic to Waiheke Island
Waiheke Island
Waiheke Island is an island in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand, located about from Auckland.The island is the second-largest in the Hauraki Gulf after Great Barrier Island. It is the most populated, with nearly 8,000 permanent residents plus another estimated 3,400 who have second or holiday homes...
and a regular passenger ferry service to Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
's central business district.
Shops
There is a shopping centre at Half Moon Bay which has been recently redeveloped. Shops include: The Marina Salon, a chinese restaurant, LJ Hooker Real Estate, a ship chandelrey, a bait shop, a dairy, and a pharmacy.History
Prior to the construction of the marina complex in 1967 the muddy bay was known first as Hancock's Bay, after the Hancock family which farmed in the area, and then as Camp Bay due to the establishment of the King George V Health Camp. Beneath the sandy top layer was a deep layer of fine quality pottery clay that was collected for the Pakuranga College art department and stored under the art department building in 1967.The temporary edges of the land fill were created with the concrete debris from the old Panmure
Panmure
Panmure may refer to:Places*Panmure, New Zealand, a suburb of Auckland*Panmure , a former New Zealand Parliamentary electorate*Panmure, Victoria, Australia*Panmure Island, Prince Edward Island, Canada...
bridge which was demolished at the time the land fill was being created. Prior to the establishment of the marina the bay was very isolated with only 8 houses and the Half Moon Bay Health Camp on the southwest headland.