Mechanics Bay the bordering headlands. Closest to Point Britomart was Official Bay, so called because many government officials lived there during the 1840s. Almost contiguous with Official Bay was Mechanics Bay. It took its name from its use in housing the labour force the government had brought to construct the new capital. Mechanics Bay contained the mouth of the stream issuing from the springs in the Auckland Domain to the south. The Bay had a broad, flat beach where Māori had long been in the habit of beaching their waka (canoes). Next to Mechanics Bay was St Georges Bay and then Judges
Stanley Bay, New Zealand Harbour in 1841. Stanley Bay School is a coeducational contributing primary school (years 1–6), with a decile rating of 10 and a roll of 313. The school celebrated its centenary on Labour Weekend 2009. Stanley Bay published a book called "Supertastic Marvellistic", featuring stories written by the children and one from poet Kevin Ireland, with all profits going to charity. The school motto is "Those Who Do Their Best Do Well" which was updated from the gender specific version "He Who Does His Best Does Well" in the early 1980s. Stanley Bay, New Zealand Stanley Bay on the North Shore,