Hallett's Bay (New Zealand)

Hallett's Bay is a bay on the eastern shore of Lake Taupo, New Zealand. It was known as Hameria, named after Samaria during missionary times, and before that Paka. The early Māori explorer Tia built a tūāhu (ceremonial altar) to signify he occupied the land and named the cliffs Taupō-nui-a-Tia (the great cloak of Tia). This name was later given to the lake by the occupying tribes that followed.