It is located close to the shore of Poverty Bay, to the southeast of the city centre.

He went about armed with a revolver and threatened to take his gang back to Poverty Bay.

After atarting out at Poverty Bay he moved to Wellington.

This has led to Poverty Bay becoming a case area for sedimentary studies.

But the immediate area, as he wrote in his journal, "afforded no one thing we wanted," so he named it Poverty Bay.

This was tolerated until 1889 when he decided to return to Poverty Bay, the scene of his earlier exploits.

In 1875 Williams moved to Poverty Bay, where he was a shopkeeper and butcher.

A monster rūnanga (discussion) was held at Poverty Bay on 21 May 1858.

Kirkpatrick began his first-class career in 1966 at the age of 20 playing for Poverty Bay.

Losses of up to 30% had been reported with Canterbury and Poverty Bay being hardest hit.