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Monday, 25 November 2013

Using Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand 2. Tamaki River



L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki river
Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia

Use this link to open Te Ara
Enter Tamaki river into the search box and use the Eastern suburbs: Oraki  to the Tamaki estuary page to answer these questions.

Where does the river flow from and to?  The river flows to Mangere East to Tidal estuary on the Waitemata.

What was the link used by Maori called? The link that was used by Maori was the Otahuhu Portage.

What two bodies of water does it join? The two bodies are Manukau harbour and Waitemata Harbour

What sort of landform is Tāhuna Tōrea?  The Tahuna Torea landform  is  a Sandspit

What is the name of the marina on the Tamaki river? The name of the Marine on the Tamaki River is Half Moon Bay Marine

When was the first Panmure Bridge built?  The first Panmure Bridge was built was in span the Tamaki River in 1866.

When was the current bridge built?  The current bridge  was built in 1959.

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