New Zealand - Wool Industry - Wool on the way to Tokomaru Bay - 23/11/1938 - Unknown Photographer - Original Newspaper Clipping from "The Weekly News" #334645 Tokomaru Bay is a small beachside community located on the isolated East Coast of New Zealand’s North Island. It is 91 km north of Gisborne, on State Highway 35, and close to Mount Hikurangi. The district was originally known as Toka-a-Namu, which refers to the abundance of sandflies. Over the years the name was altered to Tokomaru Bay. ( source - Wikipedia )