Whites Bay in Marlborough is named after American Arper Ailsworth, who local Māori nicknamed Black Jack White. Between Picton and Blenheim, Whites Bay or Pukatea is a popular swimming and camping site for locals and tourists alike. After Ailsworth left Whites Bay, he worked as a soldier in the North Island in the New Zealand Wars. Scott Hammond/Stuff Families are often seen at Whites Bay, while life guards patrol the beach during summer. A cable station was in use at Whites Bay from 1866 until the end of World War II, with the first copper cable laid across Cook Strait, connecting Whites Bay to Lyall Bay, in Wellington.

Source: Stuff June 21, 2020 16:52 UTC