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Cowes Bay is  situated between Days and Arran Bays on the eastern end of Waiheke. This general area was some of the first to be settled on the island by European immigrants from the mid 1800s.
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Cowes Bay is  situated between Days and Arran Bays on the eastern end of Waiheke.  
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Innes Parrez was the first owner of Cowes Bay which he owned from 1865 to 1906 and built the Hotel (about 1890)
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and also operated the Post Office there since 1886. The area became very popular and in the early 1900's became the site for the Auckland Anniversary regatta.
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Paul Monan's book "Waiheke Island a History" has photo's of Cowes Bay with steamers tied end on end and  against each other having carried the crowds from Auckland for a day of boat racing and family enjoyment.
  
 
The Cowes Bay Hotel was popular during the 1940s with honeymooners and holiday makers wanting  slightly more comfortable accommodation that was generally available on the island.
 
 
[[Image:Cowes Bay 1944.JPG|frame|right|Cowes Bay 1944]]
 
[[Image:Cowes Bay 1944.JPG|frame|right|Cowes Bay 1944]]
  

Revision as of 00:14, 23 September 2007

Cowes Bay is situated between Days and Arran Bays on the eastern end of Waiheke. Innes Parrez was the first owner of Cowes Bay which he owned from 1865 to 1906 and built the Hotel (about 1890) and also operated the Post Office there since 1886. The area became very popular and in the early 1900's became the site for the Auckland Anniversary regatta. Paul Monan's book "Waiheke Island a History" has photo's of Cowes Bay with steamers tied end on end and against each other having carried the crowds from Auckland for a day of boat racing and family enjoyment.

Cowes Bay 1944






















Currently Cowes Bay is famous for being one of the most expensive properties available in New Zealand, valued currently around 30 million dollars.

Cowes Bay 2006