Harington Point

Harington Point is located between Taiaroa Head, the site of the only mainland royal albatross colony in the world,[1] and Te Rauone beach, historically known for its many sand dunes which have eroded.

Wellers Rock wharf, just south of Harington Point, is the base for boat cruises and tours exploring the sea and bird life in the area.

It is named in honour of the Weller Brothers, a family of whalers who formed one of the first permanent European settlements in the southern South Island.

[5] In January 2020 Te Runanga o Otakou, the Dunedin City Council, and the Department of Conservation joined forces in a project to protect the site from degradation.

[6] The hills behind Harington Point contain several abandoned World War II gun emplacements, a subterranean communications tunnel and bunker, which were all part of the coastal fortifications of New Zealand.