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.

The story goes that in the mid-19th century, Edward Taylor was surveying the coastline for potential land to purchase.

[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.

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