After Scorching Bay, the Te Motu Kairangi / Miramar Peninsula coast, Wellington, becomes much rockier again while remaining a scenic drive. As you round the northern tip below Mount Crawford, you will see the Point Halswell lighthouse, a popular fishing spot. Then continue south along the coast, stopping at one of NZ’s few substantial marine ruins at Shelly Bay.
This facility was originally constructed as the Submarine Mining Depot Barracks in 1887. It was then a navy base from 1907 to 1946 and an air force base until 1995.
In 2009, the land was handed over to Taranaki Whanui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika as part of a Treaty of Waitangi settlement.
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