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Aotea Centre Off Aotea Square, Auckland
Aotea may refer to: *''Aotea'', Māori name for Great Barrier Island * ''Aotea'' (canoe), one of the canoes in which Māori migrated to New Zealand *Aotea, New Zealand, a suburb of Porirua *Aotea Harbour, on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand *Aotea Lagoon Aotea Lagoon is an artificial lagoon surrounded by a public park in the Papakowhai suburb of Porirua, North Island, New Zealand. Aotea and two nearby lagoons were created when major arterial transport links were realigned from the natural coas ..., on the North Island of New Zealand * Aotea Square, in downtown Auckland See also * * Aotearoa (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Barrier Island
Great Barrier Island ( mi, Aotea) lies in the outer Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand, north-east of central Auckland. With an area of it is the sixth-largest island of New Zealand and fourth-largest in the main chain. Its highest point, Mount Hobson, is above sea level.Great Barrier Island Aotea page on the DOC website (from the . Accessed 2008-06-04.) The is the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aotea (canoe)
In Māori mythology, Māori tradition, ''Aotea'' is one of the canoes () in which Māori migrated to New Zealand; it is particularly associated with the tribes of Taranaki and Whanganui, including Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāruahine, Ngā Rauru and other tribal groups. History ''Aotea'' was a double canoe built by Toto from half of a great tree from Hawaiki, the other half being used for the canoe ''Matahourua''. Toto gave ''Aotea'' to his daughter Rongorongo (wife of Turi), Rongorongo, who was married to Turi (Māori ancestor), Turi. In strife with the chief Uenuku, Turi killed the chief's son and thereafter had to flee for New Zealand with 33 passengers. During the voyage, they stopped at Rangitahua and encountered some of the crew from the ''Kurahaupō'' canoe (Craig 1989:24). The ''Aotea'' canoe arrived at Aotea Harbour on the west coast of the North Island, and its people eventually settled in the Taranaki region. Aircraft 'Aotea' was the name given to the first Jumbo Jet (a Boe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aotea, New Zealand
Aotea is a suburb of Porirua. It covers an area of 2.68 km², including a land area of 2.68 km². The area is entirely inland, but many homes have coastal views. The suburb has two children's playgrounds and a retirement home. Demography Aotea statistical area covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Aotea had a population of 3,138 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 846 people (36.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 3,021 people (2582.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,062 households, comprising 1,491 males and 1,647 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.91 males per female. The median age was 38.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 765 people (24.4%) aged under 15 years, 348 (11.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,572 (50.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 453 (14.4%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 70.6% European/Pākehā, 8.2% Māori, 7.2% Pasifika, 22.0% Asian, and 2.7% other ethnicities. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aotea Harbour
Aotea Harbour ( mi, Aotea Moana) is a settlement and smallest of three large natural inlets in the Tasman Sea coast of the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located between Raglan Harbour to the north and Kawhia Harbour to the south, 30 kilometres southwest of Hamilton, New Zealand, Hamilton. Geography Aotea Harbour is a ria, drowned valley system following the post glacial Aranuian sea level rise of over 100m in the last 14,000 years, but its level may also be influenced by the Makomako and Te Maari faults. It has a high-tide area of and a low-tide area of . Most higher ground around the harbour is formed from Jurassic era graywacke stone, while the Aotea Harbour north head were formed from Quaternary marine deposits, Aeolian processes, wind blown north-east from the Tasman Sea. 54% of the area around the harbour is in sheep and beef grazing. Since 1850 native forest cover has declined from 98% to 28%, about 18% managed by the Department of Conservation. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aotea Lagoon
Aotea Lagoon is an artificial lagoon surrounded by a public park in the Papakowhai suburb of Porirua, North Island, New Zealand. Aotea and two nearby lagoons were created when major arterial transport links were realigned from the natural coastline to land reclaimed from Porirua Harbour. Hydrology The lagoon is of seawater, connected to Porirua Harbour by a culvert under the model windmill. Stormwater drains empty into the lagoon, two in the east bank and a third in the south-east. The lagoon's "water body receives limited flushing and aeration" and "little can be done to improve water quality without extensive engineering works." Poor water quality means swimming is prohibited. History The North Island Main Trunk railway and State Highway 1 used to run round three bays between Porirua and Paremata. In the early 1960s, the railway was realigned to a causeway built between promontories at the mouth of Porirua Stream, Gear Homestead, present-day Thurso Grove and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aotea Square
Aotea Square is a large paved public area in the CBD of Auckland, New Zealand. Officially opened in 1979 by Sir Dove-Myer Robinson next to Queen Street, it is used for open-air concerts and gatherings, and markets and political rallies. In November 2010, a major redevelopment of Aotea Square was completed. The square was redesigned to make it appropriate for use by crowds of up to 20,000 people. Its name is derived from ''Motu Aotea'', the Māori name for Great Barrier Island, which is the largest offshore island of New Zealand, approximately 90 km from downtown Auckland. History Construction The square was created in 1979, with a large part of it being the former end of Grey's Avenue, which used to connect directly to Queen Street – a large underground carpark with 930 spaces had been erected underneath in 1975. In 2000 a competition for a redesign was held, but in 2004, before the winning design by Ted Smyth and Associates (including Rod Barnett and Dr Dushko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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