New access to historic Cutters Bay

August 2024

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Looking over Cutters Bay in Port Underwood. Photo: Phillip Capper, Creative Commons Licence
A historic whaling site and area of early Māori occupation at Cutters Bay in Te Whanganui Port Underwood, Marlborough, can now be visited by walkers and cyclists. The 206ha area, mostly covered in pine, was bought by overseas investor Huimei Investment Pty Ltd in 2018 under an agreement in which Huimei agreed to protect the […]

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