Waiheke Island - Local People, Local Knowledge
Blackpool
From Waihekepedia
Blackpool is a small settlement on the southern coast. The beach is popular with kayakers and for Windsurfing.
Blackpool was originally called Brown Bay, after the Brown family that occupied the area.
Blackpool is also the home to a few community living houses. These houses share their resources and financial costs as well as encourage fun, creative thinking, and cultural exchange.
Blackpool is home to the Piritahi_Marae as well as the wreck of the scow Rahiri
The Esplanade
The Esplanade is the road that runs along the beach front at Blackpool, around the point to the West and into Surfdale. Much of it is unsealed and in 2011 the section around the point was closed to vehicular traffic. For more details of the closure debate see The Esplanade.
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