Tinline Bay is a cove and beach located within The

Abel Tasman National Park Abel Tasman National Park is a national park at the north end of New Zealand's South Island. It covers of land between Golden Bay / Mohua and Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, making it the smallest of National parks of New Zealand, New Zealand's ...

in the

South Island The South Island ( , 'the waters of Pounamu, Greenstone') is the largest of the three major islands of New Zealand by surface area, the others being the smaller but more populous North Island and Stewart Island. It is bordered to the north by ...

of New Zealand. It is located approximately 2 kilometres from the entrance to the park near

Mārahau Mārahau is a village in the Tasman District of the South Island of New Zealand, approximately north of Motueka. Its location on Tasman Bay and at the southern entrance of the Abel Tasman National Park makes it a popular holiday destination for ...

and is the southern start of The Abel Tasman Inland Track. A sandy beach, it is a popular stopping off point for hikers, and for kayakers from the

Tasman Sea The Tasman Sea is a marginal sea of the South Pacific Ocean, situated between Australia and New Zealand. It measures about across and about from north to south. The sea was named after the Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman, who in 1642 wa ...

. It is also the site of a Department of Conservation campsite. Tinline Stream flows into the bay.

John Tinline John Tinline (1821 – 26 February 1907) was a Scottish-born New Zealand sheep farmer, politician, and philanthropist. He emigrated briefly to Australia before moving on to New Zealand. He learned Māori language, Māori and was made a magistrate ...

lived for some time in nearby

and both the waterway and the bay are named after him.

References

Bays of the Tasman District Beaches of the Tasman District Tasman Bay Abel Tasman National Park {{Tasman-geo-stub