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'''Doubtless Bay''' is a bay situated on the east coast of the [[Northland region]], north-east of [[Kaitaia]]. It extends from Knuckle Point in the north to Berghan Point in the south. There are rocky headlands, backed by many extensive beaches, such as [[Tokerau]], [[Taipa]], [[Cable Bay, and [[Cooper's Beach]], and [[Mangonui Harbour]]. |
'''Doubtless Bay''' is a bay situated on the east coast of the [[Northland region]], north-east of [[Kaitaia]]. It extends from Knuckle Point in the north to Berghan Point in the south. There are rocky headlands, backed by many extensive beaches, such as [[Tokerau]], [[Taipa]], [[Cable Bay, and [[Cooper's Beach]], and [[Mangonui Harbour]]. |
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Doubtless Bay was named by [[Captain James Cook]] who said, apparently, "Doubtless a bay"! in 1769 . In the same year the bay was visited by [[de Surville]] in his ship the ''Saint Jean Baptiste''. In retaliation for the theft of a longboat which had gone adrift after his ship had dragged her anchor in a storm and narrowly escaped destruction, he carried off a Maori chief and set his village on fire. While at Doubtless Bay at Christmas 1769, de Surville's chaplain |
Doubtless Bay was named by [[Captain James Cook]] who said, apparently, "Doubtless a bay"! in 1769 . In the same year the bay was visited by [[[[Jean-François-Marie de Surville]]]] in his ship the ''Saint Jean Baptiste''. In retaliation for the theft of a longboat which had gone adrift after his ship had dragged her anchor in a storm and narrowly escaped destruction, he carried off a Maori chief and set his village on fire. While at Doubtless Bay at Christmas 1769, de Surville's chaplain Father [[Paul-Antoine Léonard de Villefeix]] [[Dominican order|OP]] conducted the first Christian service in New Zealand.<ref>[http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1s28/1 John Dunmore. 'Surville, Jean François Marie de - Biography', from the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 1-Sep-10]</ref> |
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Today the only vegetation is short scrub, some [[gorse]] and [[wiwi]]. The area was a centre of [[Kauri gum]] extraction. |
Today the only vegetation is short scrub, some [[gorse]] and [[wiwi]]. The area was a centre of [[Kauri gum]] extraction. |
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Revision as of 03:36, 12 December 2011
Doubtless Bay is a bay situated on the east coast of the Northland region, north-east of Kaitaia. It extends from Knuckle Point in the north to Berghan Point in the south. There are rocky headlands, backed by many extensive beaches, such as Tokerau, Taipa, [[Cable Bay, and Cooper's Beach, and Mangonui Harbour.
Doubtless Bay was named by Captain James Cook who said, apparently, "Doubtless a bay"! in 1769 . In the same year the bay was visited by [[Jean-François-Marie de Surville]] in his ship the Saint Jean Baptiste. In retaliation for the theft of a longboat which had gone adrift after his ship had dragged her anchor in a storm and narrowly escaped destruction, he carried off a Maori chief and set his village on fire. While at Doubtless Bay at Christmas 1769, de Surville's chaplain Father Paul-Antoine Léonard de Villefeix OP conducted the first Christian service in New Zealand.[1]
Today the only vegetation is short scrub, some gorse and wiwi. The area was a centre of Kauri gum extraction.