Stewart Island Place Names ……
Lee Bay
Huirangi ….. “Occurring at Intervals” Apparently kukamuka bushes had been planted evenly along the foreshore
Lee Bay ….. Jacky (John) Lee was an English Midlander and shipwright, originally one of “Cooks” party from Port Pegasus. Harold Ashwell insisted his name was actually Jacques (Jacka), which would be unusual for an English Midlander. But the timing is about right to suggest perhaps a French Huguenot mother expelled from France.
Sails Ashore, Kowhai Lane & Sails Tours
11 View Street, Stewart Island, 9846 NEW ZEALAND
Email: tait@sailsashore.co.nz Web: www.sailsashore.co.nz