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Tolaga Bay Wharf

Eastland Tolaga Bay Wharf - click for more.
At 660 metres long, the Tolaga Bay wharf is one of the world's longest.
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It takes half an hour to walk to the end of New Zealand's longest wharf. At 660 metres in length, this is no ordinary pier. Locals love the wharf because it's part of Eastland history, and because it's a most excellent place to catch a fish.

The opening of Tolaga Bay Wharf in 1929 made it possible for large coastal trading ships to load and offload goods. However, even as the Tolaga Bay wharf opened, improved roading and motor vehicles had begun to compete with coastal shipping. It was ironic that much of the cargo that passed over the wharf was road-making material, used to construct the road through to Gisborne, soon providing an alternate means of transport.

In recent years the wharf has undergone extensive restoration work, which will help to ensure that locals and travellers can dangle a line for many years to come.
 


 
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Contact: Gisborne i-SITE Visitor Centre
Phone: +64 6 8686 139
Fax: +64 6 8686 138
Postal: P O Box 170 Gisborne 3801
Website: www.gisbornenz.com

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