Inside Middle Earth: Wattle Bay

The path to the bay

Very recently, I spent a few days in Auckland, during which time I revisited a spot that was in m’hood, a long gal ago.

The spot is called Wattle Bay or Taunahi, on the northern shore of the Manukau Harbour: one of the two that lie to north and south of the isthmus. Manukau is the harbour to the south and Wattle Bay is just a short walk down a relatively  steep hillside — and you’re away from the hurly-burly of New Zealand’s biggest city. I had a short break in an otherwise b...