Long Beach, known in
Māori as Warauwerawera,
Place names
'' on Kāti Huirapa Runaka ki Puketeraki website, viewed 4 January 2012 is a small coastal settlement in
Otago,
New Zealand
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comprising approximately 100 homes. Many of the sections were initially auctioned in October 1922 for a pound deposit. It is located within the city limits of
Dunedin
Dunedin ( ; mi, Ōtepoti) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from , the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Th ...
, and lies 15 kilometres northeast of the city centre, between
Blueskin Bay and the mouth of the
Otago Harbour
Otago Harbour is the natural harbour of Dunedin, New Zealand, consisting of a long, much-indented stretch of generally navigable water separating the Otago Peninsula from the mainland. They join at its southwest end, from the harbour mouth. I ...
. The small settlement of
Pūrākaunui is located nearby.
Long Beach township is near a sandy beach that stretches 2.4 kilometres between coastal rock formations. Wildlife in the beach and lagoon area includes
blue penguins,
seals,
tern
Terns are seabirds in the family Laridae that have a worldwide distribution and are normally found near the sea, rivers, or wetlands. Terns are treated as a subgroup of the family Laridae which includes gulls and skimmers and consists of e ...
s,
pūkeko,
herons,
spoonbills, and
duck
Duck is the common name for numerous species of waterfowl in the family Anatidae. Ducks are generally smaller and shorter-necked than swans and geese, which are members of the same family. Divided among several subfamilies, they are a form ...
s. Because the beach lies within a bay and is seldom affected by swells, it is a common swimming location. Rock-climbing cliffs and caves at the beach's western end also attract many visitors. The Mopanui Ecological Society, a Long Beach community group, has been extensively beautifying the area through mass planting of native flora in reserve areas.
Some of the earliest traces of human settlement in the South Island are from nearby
Kaikai Beach, just to the northwest of Long Beach.
The 2006 movie ''
Out of the Blue'' was primarily filmed at Long Beach.
References
Populated places in Otago
Beaches of Otago
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