Awaroa Godley Head

	Awaroa Godley Head Awaroa may refer to the following in New Zealand: * Awaroa, the Māori name for Godley Head in Christchurch * Awaroa Inlet Awaroa Inlet is a remote, alluring body of water within the Abel Tasman National Park, at the northern end of Tasman Bay, in the Tasman Region of the South Island, New Zealand. In 2016, Awaroa Beach became known as the "People's Beach" after N ..., an inlet in Abel Tasman National Park * Awaroa River (other), various rivers {{geodisambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Godley Head Awaroa / Godley Head (), called Cachalot Head by early French explorers, is a prominent headland in Christchurch, New Zealand, located at the entrance to Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō. The headland is named for John Robert Godley. Etymology The headland was known to Māori as Awaroa. The wider area around Gollans Bay within Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō is also known as Otokitoki, and this Māori language word refers either to 'the place of tokitoki' (a native tree commonly known as tītoki), or a brown duck ('' Anas chlorotis''), or New Zealand dabchick (''Poliocephalus rufopectus''). The French whaler ''Cachalot'', commanded by Jean Langlois, came to grief in this location in 1838, and the headland was then known Cachalot Head. The headland was renamed by Captain Joseph Thomas, the chief surveyor of the Canterbury Association, in his 1849 survey of Canterbury. Location Godley Head is the easternmost end of the Port Hills. It forms the northern boundary to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Awaroa Inlet Awaroa Inlet is a remote, alluring body of water within the Abel Tasman National Park, at the northern end of Tasman Bay, in the Tasman Region of the South Island, New Zealand. In 2016, Awaroa Beach became known as the "People's Beach" after New Zealanders bought it through a crowdfunding campaign. Naming Awaroa is a Māori language term (''awa'' meaning river or valley, and ''roa'' meaning long). In other words, it is a long river. It is one of many places named Awaroa in New Zealand, for example, Awaroa /Godley Head in Lyttelton Harbour and Awaroa River in the Northland Region. Access Access is not easy. Some people arrive on foot along the Abel Tasman Track. Other people come to Awaroa Beach by boat, kayak and water taxi, or to the north west upper reaches via a winding road, or on small planes or helicopter to the airstrip near Awaroa Lodge. #buythisbeachNZ campaign Although located within the Abel Tasman National Park, a part of Awaroa Beach remained in private o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]