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Ligar Bay is a bay and small coastal settlement in Golden Bay / Mohua. It is located between Port Tarakohe and Tata Beach. It is approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north-east of Tākaka. It is mostly made up of holiday homes.

The settlement is named for Charles Ligar, the second surveyor-general of New Zealand (1842–1856). Ligar Bay's beach is more sheltered than that of Tata Beach, but also much flatter. At low tide, there are extensive mudflats and rockpools.

In the 2011 Golden Bay and Nelson floods, Ligar Bay was badly hit by landslides.

One of the baches in Ligar Bay is built to resemble a lighthouse.

References

1. Hubbard, Catherine (3 October 2023). "Raw sewage discharge at Golden Bay beach estuary goes undetected for six weeks". Stuff. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
2. Reed, A. W. (2010). Peter Dowling (ed.). Place Names of New Zealand. Rosedale, North Shore: Raupo. p. 217. ISBN 9780143204107.
3. "Ligar Bay". Nelson Regional Development Agency. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
4. "After the flood". New Zealand Geographic. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
5. Stewart, Matt (11 September 2013). "NZ's worst ever rainfall". Stuff. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
6. "Our place in the sun". Stuff. 18 June 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2024.

40°49′12″S 172°54′25″E / 40.820°S 172.907°E / -40.820; 172.907

• Populated places in the Tasman District
• Bays of the Tasman District
• Populated places around Golden Bay / Mohua
• Golden Bay