Kennedy Bay

Kennedy Bay
Interactive map of Kennedy Bay
Coordinates: 36°40′51″S 175°33′14″E / 36.68083°S 175.55389°E / -36.68083; 175.55389
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWaikato
DistrictThames-Coromandel District
WardCoromandel-Colville ward
Community BoardCoromandel-Colville Community
Electorates
Government
 • CouncilThames-Coromandel District Council
 • Regional councilWaikato Regional Council
 • Mayor of Thames-CoromandelPeter Revell
 • Coromandel MPScott Simpson
 • Hauraki-Waikato MPHana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke
Area
 • Total
64.66 km2 (24.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
240
 • Density3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi)

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.

There are several companies aquafarming pāua, lobster and mussels in the bay.

The iwi affiliated to Kennedy bay is Ngāti Porou ki Hauraki.