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unusual facts about Blockhouse Bay


Blockhouse Bay

Two missionaries who had arrived in New Zealand on 30 December 1834, William Colenso and R. Wade, walked through the Whau South area in 1838 hoping to find a Māori settlement, but the Pa site on Te Whau point had been abandoned some time before.


Wally Hughes

After Hughes stepped down following a tour of New Zealand by England B he coached Blockhouse Bay in the National league.

Whau Local Board

The Whau board, named after the Whau River estuary which runs through the board area, covers the suburbs of Avondale, Blockhouse Bay, Green Bay, Kelston, New Lynn and New Windsor.


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