Editing Banks Peninsula (section)

=== Goughs Bay ===
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Goughs Bay was home to a pā in the 1820s with around 100 people living there. The residents were fugitives from the Kai Huānga feud.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|title=Ōkururu / Ōkaruru — Goughs Bay|url=https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/ti-kouka-whenua/okururu-okaruru/|access-date=9 July 2021|website=my.christchurchcitylibraries.com|language=en-NZ}}</ref> In 1830 the pā was attacked by [[Te Maiharanui]] and again in 1832 by [[Te Rauparaha]]’s raiding parties.<ref name=":6" />

Goughs Bay is most likely named after a whaler, Walter Gough, who was put ashore at the bay in 1836 after an attempted mutiny on the whaling barque ''Australian.'' He lived there in the Māori community for many years. Goughs Bay was first referenced in 1858 when Elie Bauriaud, who originally arrived on the ''Comte de Paris'', purchased land there.<ref name=":5" />

Goughs Bay is a surfing location with an exposed beach break that provides consistent surf throughout the year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Banks Peninsula – Gough Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports (Canterbury, New Zealand)|url=https://www.surf-forecast.com/breaks/Gough-Bay|access-date=9 July 2021|website=www.surf-forecast.com}}</ref>

In 2021, funding was put aside to protect and fence the upper Goughs Bay stream catchment. The aims were to exclude stock, allow native bush to regenerate and improve the water quality. [[Matai (tree)|Mataī]] and [[tōtara]] trees will be protected as well as a range of native animals.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Goughs Bay fantastic for conservation|url=https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/banks-peninsula/goughs-bay-fantastic-for-conservation/|access-date=9 July 2021|website=Environment Canterbury|date=5 January 2021 |language=en-GB}}</ref>

A significant rain storm in December 2021 caused damage to the access road to Goughs Bay, with a number of slips making the road impassable.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walton |first=Jonathan Guildford, Lee Kenny, Hanna McCallum and Steven |date=15 December 2021 |title=Evacuations, slips and roads closed despite less rain than feared for Canterbury |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/127284974/things-are-really-grim-evacuations-slips-as-extreme-rain-event-hits-canterbury |access-date=19 July 2022 |website=Stuff |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 December 2021 |title=Canterbury Bays cut off as torrential rain causes flooding damage |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/458086/canterbury-bays-cut-off-as-torrential-rain-causes-flooding-damage |access-date=19 July 2022 |website=[[RNZ]] |language=en-nz}}</ref> Five weeks later, the road was still closed because of the 34 slips blocking the access road.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 January 2022 |title=Frustration as Goughs Bay still cut off after slips |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/2018827859/frustration-as-goughs-bay-still-cut-off-after-slips |access-date=19 July 2022 |website=[[RNZ]] |language=en-nz}}</ref> A report into the Christchurch City Council response to the damage caused by the storm highlighted areas for improvement in how the Christchurch City Council responds to emergencies.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 July 2022 |title='We're still battling this': Goughs Bay community feel let down by council |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/470411/we-re-still-battling-this-goughs-bay-community-feel-let-down-by-council |access-date=19 July 2022 |website=[[RNZ]] |language=en-nz}}</ref>