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Mair Park
Mair Park is in Whangārei, New Zealand, adjacent to the suburb of Mairtown. It is named for Robert Mair, who donated the land from his estate to the city in 1914. The park includes access to the Hātea River. Access to the park is off Rurumoki Street. A bridge leads over the river and connects to walking paths in the Parihaka Scenic Reserve. The park includes an orienteering Orienteering is a group of sports that require navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a s ... course and a memorial cairn to Mair, one of the city's pioneers. Land adjacent to the park including an island on the river was given to the city in 2018. References {{coord, 35, 42, 46, S, 174, 19, 44, E, type:landmark_region:NZ, display=title Whangarei District Parks in New Zealand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mair Park
Mair Park is in Whangārei, New Zealand, adjacent to the suburb of Mairtown. It is named for Robert Mair, who donated the land from his estate to the city in 1914. The park includes access to the Hātea River. Access to the park is off Rurumoki Street. A bridge leads over the river and connects to walking paths in the Parihaka Scenic Reserve. The park includes an orienteering Orienteering is a group of sports that require navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a s ... course and a memorial cairn to Mair, one of the city's pioneers. Land adjacent to the park including an island on the river was given to the city in 2018. References {{coord, 35, 42, 46, S, 174, 19, 44, E, type:landmark_region:NZ, display=title Whangarei District Parks in New Zealand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mair Park, Whangarei, February 1923 ATLIB 300264
Mair may refer to: People * Mair (surname) * Mair von Landshut, late 15th-century German engraver. * Welsh given name (pronounced ) meaning Mary Other uses * Mair, Egypt * Mair caste, a Punjab tribe * the Mers or Mairs, an ethnic group in Western India * MAIR Holdings, an airline holding company based in Minnesota, United States See also * Jacob Le Maire, a Dutch mariner Scottish words and phrases Welsh feminine given names {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whangārei
Whangārei () is the northernmost city in New Zealand and the regional capital of Northland Region. It is part of the Whangarei District, Whangārei District, a local body created in 1989 from the former Whangārei City, Whangārei County and Hikurangi Town councils, to administer both the city proper and its hinterland. The city population was estimated to be an increase from 47,000 in 2001. The wider Whangarei District had a population of Etymology The origin of the name Whangārei is unclear, as a number of pūrākau (traditional stories) are associated with the harbour. One major tradition involves the sisters Reitū and Reipae of the ''Tainui (canoe), Tainui'' migratory waka, who either flew from the Waikato north on the backs of birds, or in the form of birds. Other traditions describe the meaning of Whangārei as "lying in wait to ambush", referring to warriors watching over the harbour from Te Tihi-o-Kahukura / Castle Rock, or Whangārei meaning "to gather", referri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
