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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]

Whangaroa

Whangaroa is the seaport of the county bearing the same name. It is about 150 miles north of Auckland, and is one of those picturesque harbours rarely to be met with, and probably has no equal in the whole of the colonies, except Sydney, as for safety it is unsurpassed, for beauty it cannot be exceeded, and it has room to hold the whole of the British navy. Its history is a mixture of many sad and pleasing reminiscences. It was here the crew of the ill-fated ship “Boyd” was massacred in 1809, and the Rev. Samuel Marsden established his first mission at Whangaroa in 1814. Amongst the picturesque objects connected with the harbour there is the rocky prominence called the Duke of Wellington's profile, the majestic solid granite dome known as St. Paul's, and another, less conspicuous, named the St. Peter's, of Whangaroa. All round the harbour there are many remarkable rocks, and very many sequestered nooks where the picnicker and the tourist can enjoy the serene and pleasant prospects of the place. Whangaroa has a population of about 170, all apparently comfortable and happy. There are two large sawmills, which employ a goodly number of men. Lane and Brown's shipyard, the largest in the colony, is at Whangaroa, and in March, 1901, the firm was building an auxiliary oil-engine schooner for the New Zealand Government. There are two public schools, four stores, three places of worship, and also many nice private dwellings. The County Council Chambers are situated in the township, and the Council meets on the last Monday in every month. Anyone wishing a pleasant trip and a week's rest can have it assured by leaving Auckland by the s.s. “Clansman,” which
Mill Bay, Whangaroa.

Mill Bay, Whangaroa.

page 580 steams from Auckland on every Monday at 7 p.m., and arrives in Whangaroa on Tuesday at 4 p.m. Mr. Gothard, the hotelkeeper, provides an excellent table, and lays himself out to make tourists feel at home.