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Kennedys Bay
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Kennedys Bay, now usually referred to as Kennedy Point, has a rich history, having been a site for steamer landings, ship constructon and day excursions. Dunesslin, Waiheke’s grandest settler house was built here. Captain John Brown Kennedy arrived on Waiheke and bought 4500 acres of land from Henry Niccol in 1883, including what we now know as Ostend, Palm Beach, Onetangi and most of Surfdale. The Kennedy farm was called Esslin, which means "under the hill", and of course gave us Esslin Road.
Island historian Paul Monin calls it the island's "best kept historical secret".