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Gough’s Bay, called after an old whaler of that name who lived in the bay with the Maoris for some time in the early whaling days.

Paua Bay, called after shell fish of that name by the Maoris.

Fisherman’s Bay. This bay gives good shelter for small fishing boats, and is often taken advantage of by them. It is a reef of rocks that gives the shelter.

Long Bay No. 1. This bay, being longer than any of the neighbouring bays, gets its name in that way.

Stony Bay No. 2. This bay got its name from the rough nature of its beach.

Flea Bay, called from the great number of fleas that haunted it in the early ’forties.

Daymond’s Bay, called after one Captain James Daymond, who mistook it for Akaroa, and nearly lost his vessel in the night.

Akaroa, Maori name Wangaloa, called after the harbour of that name.

Dan Rogers Bay, called after a man of that name, who was supposed to have fallen over the rocks and been lost. His body was never found. This happened in the early days.

Onuku Kaik. The Maori settlement.