New Zealand - Wellington - Oriental Bay - Beach Scene - Gladys M Goodall Photo - 1960’s - Photo Postcard Format #t892 Oriental Bay - Oriental Bay was originally known as Duppa, after the first and only resident at the time, George Duppa. - George Duppa renamed the area Oriental Bay after the ship that he arrived in New Zealand on in 1840. - Originally farmland and was used as a quarantine with a nurse and tent on the beach and by whalers. - Settlement of the area started in the 1880's. (Reference: Wikipedia)