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Okahu Bay Reserve
Also known as Okahu Bay
14 Tamaki Drive, Orakei
About Okahu Bay Reserve
Okahu Bay Reserve - Looking east along the bay. Photo credit: S Hulse.
Located on the northern side of Tamaki Drive, opposite Ōrākei Domain.
Toilets and changing rooms, barbecues, picnic tables and seating are inside the reserve. Cross the road at the traffic lights to get to the playground at Ōrākei Domain.
This land is owned by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei and co-managed by Auckland Council. Please respect the protocols of this ancestral land.
To check for live information on water quality and safe swimming conditions at this beach, see the Safeswim website.
You need to know
Animals
Dogs must be on leash at all times in our parks unless otherwise stated in the dog walking section.
Alcohol
Alcohol is banned from some public places in Auckland. See Alcohol bans to find out the rules for each park and view ban maps.
Smokefree parks
Our parks are all smokefree.
Waste
Use bins where provided to dispose of your rubbish. If there are no bins take all rubbish and recycling with you when you leave.
Outdoor fires
It is illegal to light open fires in public areas in the Auckland region.
Contact us to report a problem at this park.