Westmere is a residential suburb of Auckland, in northern New Zealand. The Auckland Council provides local governance. On the southern shore of the Waitematā Harbour, this former peninsula is by road about 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of the city centre.
Eastwards view of Westmere from Meola Reef
Coxs Bay or Opoututeka is a bay located in the Waitematā Harbour in the Auckland region of New Zealand. It lies between the settlements of Westmere and Herne Bay to the southwest and northeast respectively, and to the southeast is Grey Lynn. The Bay is protected from the west by the end of one of the longest lava flows in the Auckland volcanic field, Te Tokoroa / Meola Reef.
Opoututeka (Coxs Bay), Auckland, NZ
Logs at Cox's Creek, ca. 1912
Yacht at Cox's Creek, ca. 1912