Waihi Beach is a coastal town at the western end of the
Bay of Plenty in
New Zealand's
North Island. It lies 10 kilometres to the east of the town of
Waihi, at the foot of the
Coromandel Peninsula.
Māori have lived in the region since pre-European times, with numerous
pa sites within a few kilometres of Waihi Beach. European settlement began in earnest with the discovery of
gold in
1870, but the ores were difficult to access, and the only viable mine within the region for many years was the large Martha's Mine operation at
Waihi.
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