Long Bay is one of the northernmost suburbs of the North Shore, part of the contiguous Auckland metropolitan area located in New Zealand. The origin of the name Long Bay is unclear. It is either a geographical description of the long beach, or named after Alfred or Arthur Long, some of the early farmers in the area. Traditional Māori names for the area …Long Bay is one of the northernmost suburbs of the North Shore, part of the contiguous Auckland metropolitan area located in New Zealand. The origin of the name Long Bay is unclear. It is either a geographical description of the long beach, or named after Alfred or Arthur Long, some of the early farmers in the area. Traditional Māori names for the area include Whakarewatoto, referencing a battle in southern Long Bay, and Te Oneroa ō Kahu, referencing the Ngāti Kahu ancestress Kahu. The shortened version of this name, Te Oneroa, was used to describe the Ngāti Kahu settlement in the area until the 1850s, and the name Oneroa is used in modern contexts.
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