Tupou Bay: the perfect pre-European Maori landscape

On the two headlands enclosing the bay are pā, marked by the distinct rectangular outline of their ditches and banks. Each of the pā is about 180 m long; the width of the lower reaches of the stream is about 15 m. The bay faces northwest, and offers many opportunities for gardening, as well as sheltered, sandy landing places. The outline of at least two different series of drains down the hill slope can be seen at centre.