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Pakuranga Creek
Pakuranga Creek is a tidal estuary and stream in the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island. The creek flows from inlant Pakuranga, meeting the Pakuranga Stream and flows into the Tāmaki River. Geography The Pakuranga Creek is the major catchment for the East Auckland area. It is one of the four major estuarial arms of the Tāmaki River. The freshwater creek flows south from Pakuranga Road, past Elm Park School. Botany Creek is a major tributary, and flows into the creek at the two metre-high Cascade Waterfalls. History The creek is in the traditional rohe of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki. The traditional name for the creek is , and the surrounding area was the site of extensive stonefield gardens. The southern banks of the creek around Burswood Reserve are formed by a lava flow from Styaks Swamp. Fencible Captain C.H.M. purchased 95 acres adjacent to the creek in 1851, constructing a large two-storey house, which later became known as the Bell House. During the early colon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 List of islands of New Zealand, smaller islands. It is the List of island countries, sixth-largest island country by area, covering . New Zealand is about east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's Capital of New Zealand, capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and then developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngāi Tai Ki Tāmaki
Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki is a Māori tribe that is based in the area around Clevedon, part of the Auckland region (''Tāmaki'' in the Māori language). It is one of the twelve members of the Hauraki Collective of tribes. The founding ancestors of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki came to New Zealand in the ''Tainui'' migration canoe and left it when it was dragged across Te Tō Waka, the portage from the Tāmaki River to the Manukau Harbour. Their descendants occupied parts of the Hauraki Gulf, including east Auckland as far inland as Otara and Maungarei, as well as Clevedon, Maraetai and Howick. Te Irirangi Drive, a major highway in Manukau City, is named after one of their ''rangatira'' (chiefs), Tara Te Irirangi. Ngāi Tai has a marae at Umupuia Beach, between Maraetai and Clevedon. They also use the Ngāti Tamaoho marae at Karaka. In 2015 the Crown settled with Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki over historic grievances, including both financial and cultural compensation. See also *List of iwi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howick Local Board Area
Howick may refer to: Places * Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, in South Africa ** Howick Falls * Howick, Lancashire, a small hamlet (Howick Cross) and former civil parish in England *Howick, New Zealand ** Howick Historical Village ** Howick (New Zealand electorate), a former parliamentary electorate, 1993–1996 ** Howick ward, electoral district of Auckland Council *Howick, Northumberland, a village in England ** Howick Hall, a stately home ** Howick house, a Mesolithic site * Howick, Ontario, Canada * Howick, Quebec, Canada * Howick, Western Australia, in the Shire of Esperance, Australia *Howick Group National Park * Howick Island, Australia People * Baron Howick of Glendale *Baron Grey of Howick and Viscount Howick (in Northumberland), subsidiary titles of Earl Grey *Jeremy Howick Other uses * USS ''Howick Hall'' (ID-1303), a United States Navy ship See also * Hawick Hawick ( ; sco, Haaick; gd, Hamhaig) is a town in the Scottish Borders council area and historic county of Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hauraki Gulf Catchment
Hauraki is a suburb located on the southern North Shore of Auckland, the largest metropolitan city in New Zealand. It is under the local governance of the Auckland Council. History The traditional name for the western coastline in Hauraki was Waipaoraora, referring to the shell banks on the tidal flats of Shoal Bay. Demographics Hauraki covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Hauraki had a population of 4,131 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 162 people (4.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 339 people (8.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,434 households, comprising 1,998 males and 2,133 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female. The median age was 37.0 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 861 people (20.8%) aged under 15 years, 774 (18.7%) aged 15 to 29, 1,977 (47.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 522 (12.6%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 73.3% European/Pākehā, 6.0% M� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estuaries Of New Zealand
An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environments and are an example of an ecotone. Estuaries are subject both to marine influences such as tides, waves, and the influx of saline water, and to fluvial influences such as flows of freshwater and sediment. The mixing of seawater and freshwater provides high levels of nutrients both in the water column and in sediment, making estuaries among the most productive natural habitats in the world. Most existing estuaries formed during the Holocene epoch with the flooding of river-eroded or glacially scoured valleys when the sea level began to rise about 10,000–12,000 years ago. Estuaries are typically classified according to their geomorphological features or to water-circulation patterns. They can have many different names, such as bays, harbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region—the area governed by Auckland Council—which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of . While Europeans continue to make up the plurality of Auckland's population, the city became multicultural and cosmopolitan in the late-20th century, with Asians accounting for 31% of the city's population in 2018. Auckland has the fourth largest foreign-born population in the world, with 39% of its residents born overseas. With its large population of Pasifika New Zealanders, the city is also home to the biggest ethnic Polynesian population in the world. The Māori-language name for Auckland is ', meaning "Tāmaki desired by many", in ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Tāmaki
East Tāmaki is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is a largely industrial area adjacent to a rapidly growing population. Prior to the 1960s it was largely a dairy farming area. A landmark is Smales Mountain which in 2010 has the remains of an old Pa, a stone field garden, an early church, and farm homestead. A newer landmark is the Fo Guang Shan Temple which was the largest Buddhist temple in New Zealand when it opened in 2007. History Te Puke o Tara (literally; ‘The Hill of Tara’); known also for a time as Smales Mount. Te Puke o Tara was the home of paramount chief Tara Te Irirangi of Ngai Tai Iwi. One of East Tāmaki's prominent volcanic cones, and prior to European settlement in the area was the site of a scoria cone Pā. Like most of Auckland, the East Tāmaki landscape is volcanic in origin and forms a part of what is known as the East Tāmaki volcanic field, with Te Puke o Tara and Mātanginui (Greenmount) having been the dominant cones of Ōtara. A third ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burswood, New Zealand
Burswood is a residential suburb of Auckland which is separated from the rest of the city by the Pakuranga Stream on its west, north and eastern sides, and the major road Ti Rakau Drive on its south. Population density is higher than in most of Auckland, with no quarter acre sections. Demographics Burswood covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Burswood had a population of 1,695 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 72 people (4.4%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 39 people (−2.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 549 households, comprising 834 males and 861 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female. The median age was 36.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 318 people (18.8%) aged under 15 years, 327 (19.3%) aged 15 to 29, 858 (50.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 195 (11.5%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 39.3% European/Pākehā, 6.4% Māori, 7.3% Pacific peoples, 50.8% Asian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Styaks Swamp
Styaks Swamp is one of the volcanoes in the Auckland volcanic field, found in the suburb of East Tāmaki East Tāmaki is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is a largely industrial area adjacent to a rapidly growing population. Prior to the 1960s it was largely a dairy farming area. A landmark is Smales Mountain which in 2010 has the remains of .... Geology It erupted approximately 19,600 years ago and formed an explosion crater around wide with a surrounding tuff ring. It is located north of Green Hill. A lava flow from the volcano forms the southern boundary of the Pakuranga Creek, around Burswood Reserve. History During the early colonial era, the volcano was a park of John Styak's farm. The crater once contained a swamp but is now covered by industrial development. References See also *''City of Volcanoes: A geology of Auckland'' - Searle, Ernest J.; revised by Mayhill, R.D.; Longman Paul, 1981. First published 1964. . *''Volcanoes of Auckland: A Field Guide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohe
The Māori people of New Zealand use the word ''rohe'' to describe the territory or boundaries of ''iwi'' (tribes), although some divide their rohe into several ''takiwā''. The areas shown on the map (right) are indicative only, and some iwi areas may overlap. The term ''rohe'' also combines with other words to form more modern terms. These include ''rohe pōti'', meaning an electoral district or constituency, ''rohe wā'', meaning time zone, and ''whatunga rohe paetata'', meaning a local area network. The term ''rohe'' on its own has also been adopted to mean an internet domain. The term is also used for the mission districts (''rohe mihana'') of Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa, the Māori Anglican Church in Aotearoa/New Zealand. See also * List of Māori iwi This is a list of iwi (New Zealand Māori tribes). List of iwi This list includes groups recognised as iwi (tribes) in certain contexts. Many are also hapū (sub-tribes) of larger iwi. Moriori are included on this li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of New Zealand
New Zealand is divided into sixteen regions () for local government purposes. Eleven are administered by regional councils (the top tier of local government), and five are administered by unitary authorities, which are territorial authorities (the second tier of local government) that also perform the functions of regional councils. The Chatham Islands Council is not a region but is similar to a unitary authority, authorised under its own legislation. Current regions History and statutory basis The regional councils are listed in Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Local Government Act 2002, along with reference to the ''Gazette'' notices that established them in 1989. The Act requires regional councils to promote sustainable developmentthe social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being of their communities. The current regions and most of their councils came into being through a local government reform in 1989 that took place under the Local Government Act 1974. The r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland Council
Auckland Council ( mi, Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau) is the local government council for the Auckland Region in New Zealand. It is a territorial authority that has the responsibilities, duties and powers of a regional council and so is a unitary authority, according to the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009, which established the council. The governing body consists of a mayor and 20 councillors, elected from 13 wards. There are also 149 members of 21 local boards who make decisions on matters local to their communities. It is the largest council in Oceania, with a $3 billion annual budget, $29 billion of ratepayer equity, and 9,870 full-time staff as of 30 June 2016. The council began operating on 1 November 2010, combining the functions of the previous regional council and the region's seven city and district councils into one "super council" or "super city". The council was established by a number of Acts of Parliament, and an Auckland Transition Agency, also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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