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Taylor was surveying the coastline for potential land to purchase. He mistook the bay near what is now known as
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The beach is popular with swimmers and surfers, and a livecam operated by some of the bach-holders allows conditions to be checked in advance. The
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1838:Mt Pleasant
1645:Le Bons Bay
1620:Gold Valley
1598:French Farm
1593:Duvauchelle
1581:Corsair Bay
1522:Settlements
1422:Hagley Park
1331:Westmorland
1301:Scarborough
837:Bottle Lake
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1931:Categories
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1833:Moncks Bay
1774:Port Hills
1754:Teddington
1714:Pigeon Bay
1684:Okains Bay
1669:Motukarara
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332:References
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155:Population
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1679:Ohinetahi
1663:Lyttelton
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1099:St Albans
1084:Riccarton
1074:Middleton
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1019:Addington
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1793:Cracroft
1783:Cashmere
1744:Tai Tapu
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1566:Chorlton
1556:Cass Bay
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1281:Oaklands
1236:Halswell
1226:Cracroft
1216:Cashmere
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1069:Merivale
1059:Hoon Hay
1024:Avonside
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427:17 March
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1788:Clifton
1776:suburbs
1625:Hilltop
1541:Ataahua
1437:Tūranga
1326:Waltham
1221:Clifton
1175:Russley
1170:Paparua
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1104:Strowan
1064:Linwood
1044:Bromley
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827:Belfast
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1893:kāinga
1887:Māori
1868:Sumner
1764:Wainui
1709:Peraki
1635:Kukupa
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