Torrent Bay
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Torrent Bay is a bay in Abel Tasman National Park
, New Zealand
. It was named by French explorer Dumont D'Urville during his exploration and mapping of this area of New Zealand in 1827, Torrent Bay was surveyed as a village in the 1920s. When Abel Tasman National Park was formed in 1942, the village was not included in the Park, so remains as a village of holiday houses on privately owned land within the National Park. Land is freehold title and can be onsold and built on, within strict building codes and resource consents. There is no road access, and no public water or electricity services. There is a small camping area but most accommodation is in private holiday homes. There is one Lodge operated as accommodation for walkers and kayakers on commercial trips with Wilsons Abel Tasman. Access to Torrent Bay is through a walking track from Marahau, or by boat from one of the many water taxi services operating in the area. Kayak tours are also available.
The bay is fed by the waters of the short Torrent River
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Abel Tasman National Park
Abel Tasman National Park is a national park located at the north end of the South Island of New Zealand. The park was founded in 1942, largely through the efforts of ornithologist and author Perrine Moncrieff to have land reserved for the purpose. With a coverage of only 225.3 square kilometres,...
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New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. It was named by French explorer Dumont D'Urville during his exploration and mapping of this area of New Zealand in 1827, Torrent Bay was surveyed as a village in the 1920s. When Abel Tasman National Park was formed in 1942, the village was not included in the Park, so remains as a village of holiday houses on privately owned land within the National Park. Land is freehold title and can be onsold and built on, within strict building codes and resource consents. There is no road access, and no public water or electricity services. There is a small camping area but most accommodation is in private holiday homes. There is one Lodge operated as accommodation for walkers and kayakers on commercial trips with Wilsons Abel Tasman. Access to Torrent Bay is through a walking track from Marahau, or by boat from one of the many water taxi services operating in the area. Kayak tours are also available.
The bay is fed by the waters of the short Torrent River
Torrent River
The Torrent River is a river of the Tasman Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows east to reach Torrent Bay on the Tasman Bay coast of the Abel Tasman National Park. The Abel Tasman Track crosses the river close to its mouth.-References:...
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