Turanganui Bay

Tūranganui-a-Kiwa lies on the North Island’s eastern coast, home to Māori communities whose traditions recall the arrival of the Horouta and Te Ikaroa-a-Rauru canoes. James Cook landed here in October 1769. The first encounters were violent: members of the Endeavour’s crew killed Māori, including the Ngāti Oneone ancestor Te Maro. Cook named the bay Poverty Bay before sailing away.