Onetangi | |
|---|---|
 Onetangi Beach | |
 | |
| Coordinates: 36°47′17″S 175°04′52″E / 36.788°S 175.081°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Auckland |
| Local authority | Auckland Council |
| Electoral ward | Waitematā and Gulf ward |
| Local board | Waiheke Local Board |
| Area | |
| • Land | 596 ha (1,473 acres) |
| Population (June 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,370 |
| (Onetangi Bay) | ||
| Palm Beach |
  Onetangi  |
Rural Waiheke |
| Ostend | Rural Waiheke |
Onetangi is a settlement on the north coast of Waiheke Island in New Zealand. It has a long white-sand beach fronting onto Onetangi Bay.[3]
The name means "Weeping Sands" in the Māori language, and comes from a battle in 1821 during the Musket Wars.[4][5] The area was subdivided for settlement in 1921.[6]
The Museum of Waiheke opened in Onetangi in 1990.[7][8] The beachfront is a popular area for holiday-makers and locals whom enjoy the temperate climate and fishing in the area. The bay also contains two restaurants; Charlie Farley’s and Three Seven Two.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Areawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Discover - Onetangi Beach". Waiheke Local. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ Easther, Elizabeth (14 February 2014). "Kia ora: Onetangi". New Zealand Herald.
- ^ Caldwell, Andrew (May–June 2010). "The Island of the Day Before…". New Zealand Geographic. No. 103. Sidebar: Weeping Sands.
- ^ "The history of human settlement of the islands" (PDF). Auckland Council. 2013. p. 6.
- ^ "Museum of Waiheke". Museum of Waiheke.
- ^ "Waiheke Island Historic Museum on NZ Museums". nzmuseums.co.nz. Te Papa.