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Doubtless Bay

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The far north of the North Island can offer you a new beach for every day of the week.
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In 1769 Captain James Cook looked in on this expanse of water and declared it was "doubtless a bay". He then continued his circumnavigation of New Zealand. Within days another explorer, Jean-François-Marie de Surville, anchored on the western side of the bay for a number of weeks. He named the bay 'La Baie de Lauriston', in honour of Lauriston, Governor of French India.

Captain Cook's rather haphazard naming of the bay stuck. Today, Doubtless Bay is without doubt a magnificent place for a holiday. Beach after beach of luxurious caramel and white sands invite you to swim, snorkel, fish and sail.

There are several small settlements within the bay, stretching in a horseshoe from Coopers Beach at the south end to Whatuwhiwhi in the north. You can also drive over the Karikari Peninsula to Maitai Bay and Rangiputa. Mangonui is the main town for this area - it has some wonderful historic buildings that you can discover by walking the heritage trail.
 


 
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Contact: Far North i-SITE Visitor Centre
Phone: +64 9 4080 879
Fax: +64 9 4082 546
Postal: Centennial Park, South Road KAITAIA
Website: www.visitnorthland.co.nz

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Mangonui-Coopers Beach is the closest town to this highlight.

In Mangonui-Coopers Beach:

Other towns near Mangonui-Coopers Beach by road:

Other towns near Mangonui-Coopers Beach by rail:

Mangonui-Coopers Beach does not have any rail stations.

Other towns near Mangonui-Coopers Beach by air:

Mangonui-Coopers Beach does not have scheduled passenger air services.

The nearest airport is in Kaitaia (31 minutes)

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