Oriental Bay

Oriental Bay

The Fountain

The Carter Fountain in the cenoretre of the bay is named after Hugh Carter, who drowned in the harbour several days after its dedication. The fountain is controlled by a wind sensor so will not activate when the wind is at a constant speed of 10 knots or higher for a period of 10 minutes. The pump will shut down and will restart again if the wind speed drops under 10 knots for 5 minutes. In calm weather the fountain can shoot water up to 16m into the air.

Tha Sand

A Council project to enlarge and enhance both Freyberg and Oriental Bay beaches was completed in 2004 using sand from Golden Bay, Nelson. The beach's sand area is now four times larger than before, and the Freyberg Beach grass area is twice as large.