Waihi Beach

Waihi Beach is a coastal town on the western end of the Bay of Plenty on the North Island of New Zealand, 10 km east of Waihi at the base of the Coromandel Peninsula. Administratively part of the village to the district of Western Bay of Plenty.

Māori have lived here before the arrival of Europeans for a long time. Numerous fortified villages ( Pā ) were located within a few kilometers of Waihi Beach. The European colonization began in earnest only after the discovery of gold in 1870. However ores proved to be difficult to access and the only profitable mine was for many years Martha Mine in the city of Waihi. End of the 19th century, the mining company at the northern end of Waihi Beach huts built for their workers. The healthy maritime climate should cure their severely damaged by the work in underground mining lungs - so the place was Waihi Beach.

Waihi Beach and the nearby settlement Bowen Town at the west end of Tauranga Harbour are popular vacation destinations. Together, they have according to the census of 1996 1.914, 1991 1.911 2006 1.773 and permanent residents. In the summer months of December and January the number is rising by holidaymakers to approximately 30,000.

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• Place in the Bay of Plenty region