Gore Bay, New Zealand
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Gore Bay is a coastal settlement about 8 kilometres (5 mi) from Cheviot, New Zealand.
It has a surfing beach with summer beach houses and 14 permanent residents. There are two local camping grounds, each with beach access and business. It is a popular New Year's Eve venue.[citation needed] Of note is Cathedral Gully, a spectacular weathered clay canyon.
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The cottage at 60 Moody Street that once belonged to Mrs. Eliza Robinson, wife of local runholder William 'Ready Money' Robinson, is registered by Heritage New Zealand as a Category II structure, with registration number 1769.[1]
Toponymy
The Maori name for this place is Pāua pirau meaning decayed pāua.[2]
The place name Gore Bay is not an official name but is a recorded name that is probably derived from Gore's Bay shown on Captain Cook's map of New Zealand as the bay between Banks Island and the southern island, T’avai Poenammoo.[3]
Climate
Climate data for Gore Bay | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 61.7 (2.43) | 57.1 (2.25) | 78.4 (3.09) | 80.9 (3.19) | 82.4 (3.24) | 69 (2.7) | 81.1 (3.19) | 79 (3.1) | 53 (2.1) | 61.4 (2.42) | 64.4 (2.54) | 51.8 (2.04) | 820.2 (32.29) |
Source: Climate Charts[4] |
References
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- ^ "Cottage (for Mrs 'Ready Money' Robinson)". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ "Map of Te Wai Pounamu NZMS 346/2". NZGB place name maps and publications. New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Gore Bay". NZGB Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Gore Bay, New Zealand Climate, Global Warming, and Daylight Charts and Data". Climate Charts. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
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42°51′31.3″S 173°18′34.3″E / 42.858694°S 173.309528°E / -42.858694; 173.309528