Evans Bay is a large bay at the southern end of Wellington Harbour, New Zealand. Located between the Miramar Peninsula and Hataitai, it was the site of New Zealand's first patent slip and served as We
Aerial view of Evans Bay, showing marina at bottom centre, Miramar peninsula in the centre and the eastern side of Wellington Harbour in the distance.
Evans Bay from above Kilbirnie, 1925, showing the patent slip and the power station. Mudflats at the head of the bay have since been reclaimed.
Evans Bay Patent Slip heritage site in 2022
View of Evans Bay from Mt Victoria, looking towards Miramar and Rongotai, with Lyall Bay and Cook Strait in the distance. Around the bay from left: wharves, V of Miramar Cutting, Airport, Rongotai.
Rongotai is a suburb of Wellington, New Zealand, located southeast of the city centre. It is on the Rongotai isthmus, between the Miramar Peninsula and the suburbs of Kilbirnie and Lyall Bay. It is kn
Evans Bay
…Cobham Drive sit on reclaimed land. Evans Bay as an unofficial Wellington suburb nestles at the western side of the bay between Hataitai, Kilbirnie and Rongotai. According to the 2018 census, the population of Evans Bay was 1122 people living in 435 dwellings. Evans Bay Intermediate School is to the south at…
The north-west part of Rongotai.
The south end of Rongotai, showing (left to right) part of the airport runway, the retail park, and part of Rongotai College.