During the 1950s the foreshore of St. Mary's Bay disappeared under the approaches to the
Auckland Harbour Bridge [opened 1959]. For over a century St Mary's Bay had been the location of several small commercial boatyards mixed in with the private moorings from houses set on the harbour cliffs above the bay. All these facilities were now to be cut off from the water. The Auckland Harbour Board planned to fill in Westhaven completely, but a group of local residents including engineers and architects donated their services to create Westhaven Marina, now one of Auckland's greatest assets. If not for this initiative, the entire area might have become a continuation of the
Western Reclamation industrial waterfront areas to the east. == Plans ==