Karehana Bay

Karehana Bay is a northern coastal suburb of Porirua located near the entrance to the Porirua Harbour, to the west of Plimmerton (which it is usually considered a part of). It is about 5 minutes drive to Karehana Bay from the State Highway 1 turnoff to Plimmerton. The suburb looks out towards Mana Island and across Cook Strait to the South Island.

Karehana Bay was made famous in early 2007 by the graffitying of a new house built in the centre of the suburb by long time resident and Porirua representative for the Wellington Branch of the Historic Places Trust Roger Beauchamp, because he saw the house as intrusive to the Bay landscape. [ [http://privatopia.blogspot.com/2007/01/elderly-angry-plimmerton-man-turns.html quotation from Stuff news website] 26th January 2007, retrieved 7th May 2008]

Karehana Bay is recognised for its recreational valuesFact|date=May 2008; a fine sediment beach, an established and popular boating club, and Karehana Bay park. During the 1980's and 1990's the suburb experienced a considerable change in its socioeconomic landscape as many affluent Wellingtonians became aware of the unique natural beauty of the suburb, resulting in many small coastal batches and cottages being replacedFact|date=May 2008 with larger family homes and infill housing. Many retired residents still remain in their older batches and cottages, allowing the suburb to retain something of its character. The bay features in the world renowned poem by Denis Glover, 'Threnody' [Glover Denis,'Threnody', in Hogan, Helen M, "Nowhere Far From The Sea", Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd, Christchurch, 1971]

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