Earthsea Gallery

Torrent Bay is in Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand. It was named by French explorer Dumont D'Urville during his exploration and mapping of this area of New Zealand in 1827 . Torrent Bay was surveyed as a village in the 1920s. When Abel Tasman National Park was formed in 1942, the village was not included in the Park, so remains as a village of holiday houses on privately owned land within the National Park. The golden beaches of Torrent Bay are a familiar holiday destination for many NZ families. Abel Tasman National Park has been discovered by international tourists, and thousands flock to this pristine environment to kayak and backpack.