O'Neill Bay

O'Neill Bay wani bay ne a Yankin Auckland na Tsibirin Arewa New Zealand . Tana arewacin Te Henga / Bethells Beach .

 Bayyanawa 
O'Neill Bay yana kai tsaye a arewacin Te Henga / Bethells Beach, tsakanin Erangi Point zuwa kudu da Raetahinga Point zuwa arewa. An sami tsibirin a kudancin bayin, mai suna Kauwahaia Island .  Hanyar Te Henga Walkway ta bi tudun da ke kewaye da bayin.

 Ilimin ƙasa 
O'Neill Bay da tsaunuka da ke kewaye da Raetahinga Point sune ragowar wani dutsen wuta na zamanin Miocene. Tsarin mita 100 mai kauri ya ƙunshi akalla 11 mai laushi na andesite, tare da breccia, scoria da lapilli tuffs.

 Tarihi 
Bayin yana cikin al'adun gargajiya na Te Kawerau ā Maki iwi . Sunan bayin, Te Awakauwahaia, ko Kauwahia don takaice, yana nufin kakannin Erangi."O'Neill Bay". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 31 May 2022. Erangi mace ce mai girma wacce ta zauna a Te Ihumoana a Te Henga / Bethells Beach a kusan karni na 14.  Bayan ya fada cikin soyayya da wani mutum a Puketōtara a arewacin Te Henga, Erangi ta yanke shawarar kauce wa hanyoyin tafiya zuwa tudun, ta hanyar yin iyo zuwa O'Neill Bay, kuma a ƙarshe zuwa Te Waharoa Point, tare da ɗanta a bayanta. Yawancin sunayen wuraren gargajiya a arewacin Te Henga suna tunawa da aikinta na jimiri.

An ambaci bayin a cikin wani labari na Tikinui, na mutanen Te Kawerau ā Maki . Yarinyar wani shugaba daga Piha, wanda ya ƙaunaci wani jarumi daga Muriwai duk da cewa an yi alkawarin aure ga wani shugaba, zai zo bakin rairayin bakin teku don saduwa da ƙaunatacciyarta a asirce. Don ɓoye taronsu, jarumin zai binne kansa a cikin yashi, yana numfashi ta hanyar reed, yayin da 'yar ta zauna a samansa, tana ɓoye shi da mayaƙarta. Daga bisani mahaifinta ya yi shakku game da ayyukanta, kuma ya gano ƙaunatacciyarta ta hanyar fado da yashi a ƙarƙashin rigarta da mashi. Ginin dutsen Tikinui a arewacin rairayin bakin teku shine inda aka kashe shi.

A farkon zamanin mulkin mallaka na Auckland, an sanya sunan bayin O'Neill Bay, bayan daya daga cikin mazauna farko a yankin."O'Neill Bay". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 31 May 2022.

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