From Cooks Beach, continue down Purangi Road towards Ferry Landing, and you will come across Maramaratotara Bay. You can access it at the southeast end and walk the length of the bay below the cliff as the tide goes out. You can also stop at several viewpoints along the cliff edge road.
We were aggressively bombed by seagulls at the south end, which did not appreciate the encroachment on their breeding territory.
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