Katherine Bay, Auckland

Katherine Bay, as seen from the air

Katherine Bay, alternatively spelt as Catherine Bay, is a bay located on the northwestern coast of Great Barrier Island, New Zealand.[1][2] The bay was named in 1870 by Captain Nagle after his wife.[3]

History

The area around the bay was originally inhabited by Ngapuhi Māori since 1660.[3]

During the early Colonial era of New Zealand in the mid-19th century extensive private and crown land purchases lead to only two areas of the Hauraki Gulf remained in Māori ownership: Te Huruhi (Surfdale) on Waiheke Island (2100 acres) and a 3,510 acre parcel of land at Katherine Bay on Great Barrier Island.[4]

Typhoid epidemic

In the August of 1937 Dr C. B. Gilbard and Mr. W. Armour reported a typhoid epidemic in a native settlement in Katherine Bay which had claimed the lives of three Māori adults and a child.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Catherine Bay - Don Armitage". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  2. ^ "Katherine Bay - Places New Zealand". places.nz. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  3. ^ a b McGregor, Whetu (1930-01-01). "Interview with Whetu McGregor". Interview with Whetu McGregor | Items | National Library of New Zealand | National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  4. ^ Annexure 1a - The history of human settlement of the islands (PDF). Auckland Council District Plan - Hauraki Gulf Islands Section - Operative 2013.
  5. ^ "TYPHOID FEVER". New Zealand Herald. Vol. LXXIV, no. 22800. 6 August 1937. p. 12.

36°07′05″S 175°21′25″E / 36.118°S 175.357°E / -36.118; 175.357