Tokomaru Bay
Tokomaru Bay | |
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Town | |
Tokomaru Bay | |
Interactive map of Tokomaru Bay | |
| Coordinates: 38°08′S 178°18′E / 38.133°S 178.300°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Territorial authority | Gisborne District |
| Ward | Tairāwhiti General Ward |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial authority | Gisborne District Council |
| • Mayor of Gisborne | Rehette Stoltz |
| • East Coast MP | Dana Kirkpatrick |
| • Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP | Cushla Tangaere-Manuel |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.38 km2 (3.24 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2025) | |
• Total | 490 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Postcode(s) | 4079 |
Tokomaru Bay is a small beachside community on the remote East Coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is 91 km north of Gisborne, on State Highway 35, and close to Mount Hikurangi. The district was originally known as Toka-a-Namu, which refers to the abundance of sandflies. Over the years the name was altered to Tokomaru Bay.
The two hapu or sub-tribes that reside in Tokomaru Bay are Te Whanau a Ruataupare and Te Whānau a Te Aotawarirangi. The ancestral mountain of Tokomaru Bay is Toiroa. The ancestral river is Mangahauini.