Moncks Bay is a south-eastern suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand.

The first European owner of 100 acres (40 ha) in Moncks Bay was George Heath, who arrived in Lyttelton in March 1851 on the Isabella Hercus.

[3][4] Monck increased his land holdings up the hill by purchasing adjacent property from Dr Alfred Charles Barker (50 acres or 20 hectares) and in 1882, he acquired land from the estate of Alfred Watson that brought his holdings in Redcliffs to a total of about 300 acres (120 ha).

[5] Moncks Bay is part of the Clifton Hill SA2 statistical area.

[6] Moncks Bay, comprising the SA1 statistical areas of 7026568–570, covers 0.57 km2 (0.22 sq mi).