Days Bay guide

Find Businesses and Services in Days Bay, Wellington

Please select your preferred Industry

Days Bay was originally called Hawtrey Bay. It was settled by George and Anne Day and their family, who had emigrated in 1841 from Kent aboard the Arab. William Tod appears to have employed George Day to look after his interests in the area while he went south. They had permission to cut and sell firewood and timber. The Days built their house in the bay and operated a schooner that ferried early settlers between the Hutt Valley and Wellington. After their house was severely damaged by an earthquake, the Day family left the bay in November 1849 aboard the schooner Flirt, which was captained by their eldest son George Fredrick Day, and sailed to Lyttelton in Canterbury, where the settlement of Christchurch took place. By December 1849 the family had settled in Sumner and George Day had become a road construction overseer, while the rest of the family appears to have continued their firewood, timber and shipping activities.

Days Bay has particular associations with the young Katherine Mansfield, as her parents owned a holiday house in the bay. The story "At the Bay" was based on her experiences of staying in Days Bay as a child.

The wharf in Days Bay was built by brothers Maurice (aka Morris) and John Kleinjan, who immigrated from the Netherlands and set up a successful construction company. The first step onto the wharf has Kleinjan Brothers carved into the concrete.

 


Latest Tweets featuring Days Bay

  • GameBests

    #4: Guesstimation: Guesstimation by Discovery Bay Games 3 days in the top 100 (6)Buy new: $29.99 $9.99 26 used... http://t.co/VFwQDnM6

    Today, 19:26

  • shopshelli

    RT @OrganicGlen: Sesame Street songs were repeatedly played for days on end to torture Guantanamo Bay prisoners, report claims http://t.co/0ZnMzJWb

    Today, 19:25

  • OpenCubafeed

    #Cuba #Mexico Sesame Street songs were repeatedly played for days on end to torture Guantanamo Bay prisoners, re... http://t.co/XXVa7M8b

    Today, 19:25

  • Cubanoticias

    Cubanews: Sesame Street songs were repeatedly played for days on end to torture Guantanamo Bay prisoners, ... http://t.co/0lsALZ4D #Cuba

    Today, 19:25

  • MM_APhotography

    Photography Bay: Canon DSLR & Lens Double Instant Rebates Expiring This Week: There are only 3 days left to... http://t.co/GNjakeGR ^MM

    Today, 19:24

  • JavierGME

    Photography Bay: Canon DSLR & Lens Double Instant Rebates Expiring This Week: There are only 3 days left to... http://t.co/mRvmsAnO ^GM

    Today, 19:24

  • sraemuse

    RT @OrganicGlen: Sesame Street songs were repeatedly played for days on end to torture Guantanamo Bay prisoners, report claims http://t.co/0ZnMzJWb

    Today, 19:21

  • Somos_Una

    Bay is in 8 days.. @Real_Liam_Payne @NiallOfficial @Harry_Styles @Louis_Tomlinson @zaynmalik FOLLOW ME?

    Today, 19:17

  • FlossMeUp

    My Lil bro dead ass walked upstairs and said mommy said take me to bay-creek or your gettin kicked out ...lmfao kids these days

    Today, 19:17

  • MsSelmaK

    RT @MailOnline: Sesame Street songs were repeatedly played for days on end to torture Guantanamo Bay prisoners, ... http://t.co/vCeb2iN8

    Today, 19:15

  • missamackn

    RT @theeTylerCyr: goodmorning twitter, beautiful day in the bay going to be on the move a lot these next 2 days #JustSayin #LesDOIt #

    Today, 19:15

  • mnjs_nd

    Driver - Bay Truck Delivery (Full Time/Days) #job opening in Grand forks, North dakota. http://t.co/IXO1FTo8 #jobs

    Today, 19:07

  • theeTylerCyr

    goodmorning twitter, beautiful day in the bay going to be on the move a lot these next 2 days #JustSayin #LesDOIt #

    Today, 19:06

  • BriceHaro

    http://t.co/fWPwwJfx Sesame Street songs were repeatedly played for days on end to to ure Guantanamo Bay prisoners, repo c... #MailOnline

    Today, 19:06

  • MarlinMorita

    http://t.co/qdDyutZM Sesame Street songs were repeatedly played for days on end to to ure Guantanamo Bay prisoners, repo c... #MailOnline

    Today, 19:06

Featured Businesses and Services in Days Bay

  • Treetops Bed and Breakfast

    Located in Days Bay, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

    Treetops Bed and Breakfast

    Self-contained accommodation, Days Bay, Wellington New Zealand. …the perfect place to refresh your spirits or spend time with that special friend….. Secluded, romantic retreat nestled in native bush above Wellington harbour. Enjoy a scenic ride up...

    read more »
  • Ruru Lane Bed and Breakfast (2009-10-01)

    Located in Days Bay, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

    Ruru Lane Bed and Breakfast

    Ruru Lane Bed and Breakfast invite you to stay on Wellington’s eastern shore among the beautiful beech forests in historic Days Bay in two generous bed sitting rooms adjoin the guest entrance hall. Between Days Bay and Wellington is Petone with a wide variety of shops and cafes, a movie theatre and the Settlers Museum that is within easy reach from Ruru Lane Bed and Breakfast.

    read more »

Do you have, or know of, a company or business that operates in Days Bay?

Click here to register and add the company!

Write a blog post about Days Bay

Add a Business to Days Bay

Map of Days Bay