Rothesay Bay

Suburb:	Rothesay Bay
City:	North Shore
Island:	North Island
Surrounded by  - to the north  - to the east  - to the south  - to the south-west  - to the north-west	Browns Bay Hauraki Gulf Murrays Bay Pinehill Northcross

Rothesay Bay Beach with Rangitoto Island in the distance in the Hauraki Gulf.

Rothesay Bay is a small suburb in North Shore City's East Coast Bays region. The suburb is roughly the same size as Murrays Bay, the suburb to the immediate south.

The name is taken from the small inlet into the Hauraki Gulf, which can be accessed via Rothesay Bay Road. There is a rectangular piece of parkland adjoining the beach, alongside which is the Rothesay Bay Creek. To the north is situated Browns Bay, while to the south is Murray’s Bay.

Rothesay Bay beach is in a wind funnel and gets a sea breeze.

Governance

Rothesay Bay is under the local governance of the Auckland Council.

Population

The population in the 2006 census was 5,019 people, an increase of 606 since 2001.

Incidents

On July 2 the body of a woman was found at the bottom of a Rothesay Bay cliff. Police were called to the scene around 1.30pm. The cause of death was proven to be falling rock caused by a small earthquake measuring 2.7 on the Richter scale. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10736013

Notable Residents

As of January 1 2012, Rothesay Bay has no notable residents

References

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/5224236/Body-found-at-bottom-of-Auckland-cliff