Ligar Bay Explained

Ligar Bay is a bay and small coastal settlement in Golden Bay / Mohua. It is located between Port Tarakohe and Tata Beach. It is approximately north-east of Tākaka. It is mostly made up of holiday homes.^[1]

The settlement is named for Charles Ligar, the second surveyor-general of New Zealand (1842–1856).^[2] Ligar Bay's beach is more sheltered than that of Tata Beach, but also much flatter. At low tide, there are extensive mudflats and rockpools.^[3]

In the 2011 Golden Bay and Nelson floods, Ligar Bay was badly hit by landslides.^{[4] [5]}

One of the baches in Ligar Bay is built to resemble a lighthouse.^[6]

References

-40.82°N 172.907°W

Notes and References

1. News: Hubbard . Catherine . Raw sewage discharge at Golden Bay beach estuary goes undetected for six weeks . 20 July 2024 . . 3 October 2023.
2. Book: Reed, A. W. . Clif Reed

   . Clif Reed . Place Names of New Zealand . 2010 . Raupo . Rosedale, North Shore . 9780143204107 . Peter Dowling . 217.

3. Web site: Ligar Bay . 20 July 2024 . Nelson Regional Development Agency.
4. After the flood. 20 July 2024 . New Zealand Geographic.
5. News: Matt . Stewart . 11 September 2013. NZ's worst ever rainfall. 20 July 2024. Stuff.
6. News: Our place in the sun . 20 July 2024 . . 18 June 2009.