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Houses in Gore Bay
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1874 watercolour painting, with Mrs Robinson's cottage behind the cabbage tree

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. Of note is Cathedral Gully, a spectacular weathered clay canyon.

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Gore Bay

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.

Toponymy

The Maori name for this place is Pāua pirau meaning decayed pāua.

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.

Climate

Climate data for Gore Bay
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
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