Port Fitzroy is a harbour and coastal community on Great Barrier Island in New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf.
It is the largest natural harbour in the Gulf, with Kaikoura Island guarding the entrance to the harbour and providing shelter for yachties in almost all weather conditions.[1]
Port Fitzroy is a stop for boats to pick up fuel, water and supplies.[2] The harbour is particularly busy with Auckland boaties during the Christmas and summer period.[3]
The settlement has only two basic service businesses,[4] focused on servicing boaties.[5] The Port FitzRoy Store is one of only four grocery stores on Great Barrier Island.[6] Port FitzRoy Fuel sells both vehicle and boat fuel, but is one of the most expensive petrol stations in the country due to its remote location.[7]
In 2019, Auckland Council introduced a waste drop-off service over summer to discourage boaties from dumping waste.[8]
There are aquaculture farms in the sheltered waters and an annual Musselfest event.[1]
The Warren's and Bridle Tracks, managed by the Department of Conservation, pass a waterfall, deep pools for swimming, and a mixture of native and exotic forest.[9]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Port Fitzroy (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1961–2003) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.7 (83.7) |
29.9 (85.8) |
27.5 (81.5) |
25.9 (78.6) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
23.4 (74.1) |
24.3 (75.7) |
27.1 (80.8) |
29.9 (85.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23.9 (75.0) |
24.0 (75.2) |
22.8 (73.0) |
20.9 (69.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
17.2 (63.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
20.3 (68.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
19.7 (67.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.7 (67.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
12.4 (54.3) |
13.4 (56.1) |
14.8 (58.6) |
16.4 (61.5) |
18.5 (65.3) |
16.0 (60.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.4 (59.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
11.4 (52.5) |
9.7 (49.5) |
8.8 (47.8) |
8.9 (48.0) |
9.7 (49.5) |
11.1 (52.0) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
12.2 (54.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) |
6.2 (43.2) |
5.6 (42.1) |
4.5 (40.1) |
1.7 (35.1) |
0.2 (32.4) |
0.4 (32.7) |
1.3 (34.3) |
2.3 (36.1) |
1.9 (35.4) |
3.3 (37.9) |
7.3 (45.1) |
0.2 (32.4) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 92.3 (3.63) |
120.0 (4.72) |
134.1 (5.28) |
115.1 (4.53) |
159.0 (6.26) |
165.8 (6.53) |
245.6 (9.67) |
178.2 (7.02) |
132.0 (5.20) |
99.8 (3.93) |
102.7 (4.04) |
127.6 (5.02) |
1,672.2 (65.83) |
| Source: NIWA[10][11] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Port Fitzroy". greatbarrierisland.nz. Destination Great Barrier Island.
- ^ "Information for boaties". greatbarrier.co.nz. Destination Great Barrier Island Trust.
- ^ Thomson, Meryle (November 2007). "There's This Place: New Zealand's Great Barrier Island". Latitudes & Attitudes.
- ^ "NetSpeed keeping the Mabey family connected". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. New Zealand Herald. 1 April 2020.
- ^ "Port FitzRoy – the locals are as friendly and welcoming as you will ever meet". livesaildie.com. Live Sail Die. 23 December 2019.
- ^ Wright, Lindsay (3 April 2020). "Isolation island". Newsroom.co.nz.
- ^ Kirkness, Luke (21 August 2019). "Winners and losers of New Zealand's fuel prices: Great Barrier still at the $3 mark". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. New Zealand Herald.
- ^ "Aotea locals face landfill capacity challenges". Auckland Council. Our Auckland. 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Whangaparapara: Mount Whangaparapara Track". doc.govt.nz. Department of Conservation.
- ^ "CliFlo – National Climate Database : Port Fitzroy, Great Barrier 1485". NIWA. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "CliFlo -The National Climate Database (Agent number: 1485)". NIWA. Retrieved 13 September 2024.