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Tolaga Bay Coach Service

Tolaga Bay Coach Service

The foreshore has been commonly used in New Zealand as a transport route and therefore as public space. Here, passengers and a great deal of luggage are being carried along the foreshore at Tolaga Bay (on the East Coast) towards the Māori settlement.

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Tairawhiti Museum, Te Whare Taonga o Te Tairawhiti, Gisborne
Reference: 302.2-10

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How to cite this page:

Mark Hickford. 'Law of the foreshore and seabed', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 20-Dec-10
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/law-of-the-foreshore-and-seabed/3/1