how did bay of plenty get its name
Bay of Plenty
The Bay of Plenty ( Māori : Te Moana - a-Toi ) is a large bight in the northern coast of New Zealand 's North Island . It stretches from the Coromandel Peninsula in the west to Cape Runaway in the east , a wide stretch of some 259 km of open coastline . The Bay of Plenty Region is situated around this body of water , also incorporating several large islands in the bay . The bay was named by James Cook after he noticed the abundant food supplies at several Māori villages there , in stark contrast to the earlier observations he had made in Poverty Bay . 
The Bay of Plenty ( Māori : Te Moana - a-Toi ) is a large bight in the northern coast of New Zealand 's North Island . It stretches from the Coromandel Peninsula in the west to Cape Runaway in the east , a wide stretch of some 259 km of open coastline . The Bay of Plenty Region is situated around this body of water , also incorporating several large islands in the bay . The bay was named by James Cook after he noticed the abundant food supplies at several Māori villages there , in stark contrast to the earlier observations he had made in Poverty Bay .
The Bay of Plenty was named by James Cook after he noticed the abundant food supplies at several Māori villages there, in stark contrast to the earlier observations he had made in Poverty Bay.
The Bay of Plenty ( Māori : The bay was named by James Cook after he noticed the abundant food supplies at several Māori villages there , in stark contrast to the earlier observations he had made in Poverty Bay .