Torbay is a northern suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is located in the upper East Coast Bays of the city's North Shore, and is governed by Auckland Council.
Torbay beach
Aerial view of Torbay in 1977. Toroa Point / Gull Point is to the left, and the Tor can be seen in the centre of the photo
Pleasure boats along Deep Creek circa 1900
Torbay in 2014
East Coast Bays is a string of small suburbs that form the northernmost part of the North Shore, part of the contiguous Auckland metropolitan area in New Zealand. The suburbs line the north-east coast of the city along the shore of the Hauraki Gulf and Rangitoto Channel. They include, from north to south, Long Bay, Torbay, Waiake Bay, Browns Bay, Rothesay Bay, Murrays Bay, Mairangi Bay, Campbells Bay and Castor Bay. Most of the East Coast Bays are covered under the East Coast Bays subdivision of the Hibiscus and Bays local board area.
View of the East Coast Bays south from Browns Bay in 1959
Eroding Waitemata Group sandstone cliffs at Campbells Bay
Until the 1850s, Long Bay (Te Oneroa ō Kahu) was one of the most densely settled areas of the North Shore by Tāmaki Māori
Steamer ferry at Waiake Beach, ca 1910