Kennedy Bay

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North Island
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Kennedy Bay (also called Kennedy's Bay and Harataunga) is a locality in the north eastern Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand. The Harataunga and Omoho Streams flow from the Coromandel Range past the settlement and into the bay to the east. [cite book|title=Reed New Zealand Atlas|year=2004|id=ISBN 0-7900-0952-8|author=Peter Dowling (editor)|publisher=Reed Books|pages=map 16] [cite book|title=The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand|year=2005|id=ISBN 1-877333-20-4|author=Roger Smith, GeographX|publisher=Robbie Burton|pages=map 36]

There are several companies aquafarming paua, [cite journal|url=http://teohu.maori.nz/archive/miscellaneous/tangaroa/Tangaroa%2055.pdf|format=PDF|title=Hard Road to Success for Coromandel Paua Farmers|pages=p. 7|journal=Te Reo o Te Tini a Tangaroa|issue=issue 55|date=June 2000] lobster [cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=39&objectid=10116720|title=Rock lobster catch slashed by 30pc|publisher=The New Zealand Herald|date=March 23 2005] and mussels [cite web|url=http://www.ew.govt.nz/newsandevents/mediareleases/mr709369.htm|title=Council Approves Mussel Farm Expansion|date=October 16 2001|publisher=Environment Waikato] in the bay.

History

The area originally belonged to Ngāti Huarere, who gave it to Ngāti Tamatera in recognition of their help after a conflict with Ngāti Hei. They gave it to Ngāti Porou, who had used it as a shelter during trading trips to Auckland, in thanks for assistance against the Ngā Puhi in the Musket Wars of the early 19th century. [cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/MaoriNewZealanders/HaurakiTribes/2/en|title=Te Arawa peoples|encyclopedia=Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand] [cite book|title=The Coromandel|author=Michael King|pages=pp 44-45|year=1993|isbn=0-908884-29-X] [cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/MaoriNewZealanders/NgatiPorou/2/en|title=Ngāti Porou - Tribal boundaries and resources|encyclopedia=Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand]

In July 1815, the schooner "Brothers" and the "Trial" were attacked by local Māori with the loss of several crew from both vessels. The incident may have been provoked by unscrupulous trading by a Captain Hovell earlier. [cite web|url=http://www.myancestorsstory.com/shiplist_03.html#Brothers|title=Early New Zealand European Shipping]

Education

Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Harataunga is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 2 and a roll of 19. [cite web|url=http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=1773|title=Te Kete Ipurangi - Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Harataunga|publisher=Ministry of Education] It is a Kura Kaupapa Māori school which teaches fully in the Māori language.

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