Te Onepoto / Taylors Mistake is an area in New Zealand's South Island, at the southeastern extremity of the city of Christchurch[3] Taylors Mistake is a bay adjacent to the locality, on the north side of Awaroa / Godley Head, on the northern edge of Banks Peninsula.

For the English portion, the Lyttelton Times in 1865 said it was "originally called Vincent's Bay, and more recently Taylor's Mistake.

[12][13][14] The baches appear in vernacular works of art and poetry, including a 1956 painting by Bill Sutton (artist) held at the Christchurch Art Gallery[15] The beach is popular with swimmers and surfers,[16] and a livecam operated by some of the bach-holders[17] allows conditions to be checked in advance.

The Taylors Mistake Surf Life Saving Club[18] was established at the beach, by bach-holders and others, in 1916.

[19] During World War II, hills above the beach were fortified with two machine gun posts, to guard the Godley Head coastal defence battery.