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Oratia Stream
The Oratia Stream is a stream of the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows north-east from its source at the township of Waiatarua in the Waitākere Ranges, before entering into the Te Wai-o-Pareira / Henderson Creek, which flows into the western the Waitematā Harbour. After beginning at Waiatarua, the stream passes through the rural locality of Oratia and the West Auckland, New Zealand, West Auckland suburbs of Sunnyvale, Auckland, Sunnyvale and Henderson, New Zealand, Henderson. Since the mid-2000s has been forested with native flora. Geography The stream begins south of the Waiatarua, flowing north-east through the rural locality of Oratia. At Glen Eden, the stream changes course, flowing north-west towards Parrs Park. The stream meets the Waikumete Stream and the Millbrook Esplanade in the suburb of Sunnyvale, Auckland, Sunnyvale, and continues to flow north, adjacent to the WestCity Waitakere shopping centre in Henderson, New Zealand, Henderson. At Te K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WestCity Waitakere
WestCity Waitakere is a major regional Shopping mall, shopping centre located in Henderson, New Zealand, Henderson, a suburb in Auckland, New Zealand. It is west of the Auckland CBD, and is immediately adjacent to The Boundary (shopping centre), The Boundary. The centre has a current catchment area of 174,340 persons, and annual turnover at the centre for 2006 was $161.10 million New Zealand dollar, NZD with 8.5 million visitors per year. In February 2017, it was announced that owner Scentre Group had sold the mall, at the time named Westfield WestCity, to the family-owned Australian business Angaet Group for $147 million Australian dollar, AUD. History and development The shopping centre had its origins in the 1960s, when the Henderson Borough Council established it, with the first stage opened in 1968, with a Woolworths (New Zealand), Woolworth's store as the main tenant. The second and third stages followed by 1970, and by 1974 the centre rivalled LynnMall in size. In 1997, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alectryon Excelsus
''Alectryon excelsus'', commonly known as tītoki, is a shiny-leaved tree native to New Zealand. It is in the family Sapindaceae. It lives in coastal and lowland forests throughout most of the North Island and from Banks Peninsula to central Westland in the South Island. Pākehā initially called it New Zealand oak, but as with many New Zealand native trees, the Māori name is now more common. Description ''Alectryon excelsus'' is a sub-canopy tree growing to in height. It has a twisting trunk with smooth dark bark, spreading branches and pinnate leaves. Adult leaflets do not have marginal teeth or usually have very few, blunt and shallow marginal teeth and usually leaflet margins are downturned, whereas, in juvenile leaflets have leaflets with strong teeth and flat along the edges. The length of this tree leaf are around 10–30 cm. This tree has pale grey to almost black skin with a smooth skin texture and has a stem diameter that reaches 50 cm or more. ''Alect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waitākere Ranges Local Board Area , a district of Auckland Council
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Waitākere is a locality name in West Auckland, New Zealand. It most commonly refers to: * Waitākere, Auckland, a rural town north-west of Auckland *Waitakere City, a former territorial authority which existed from 1989 to 2010 *Waitākere Ranges, a mountain range in West Auckland Waitākere may also refer to: *Waitakere City FC, a football club * Waitākere College, a school in Henderson, New Zealand *Waitakere (New Zealand electorate), a former parliamentary electorate * Waitakere railway station in Waitākere town * Waitākere Reservoir in the Waitākere Ranges *Waitākere River in the Waitākere Ranges * Waitākere volcano, a former volcano in the Miocene era *Waitākere ward Waitākere Ward is a district of Auckland Council in New Zealand. It consists of the part of the old Waitakere City lying west of a line from Te Atatū Peninsula to Titirangi. The ward elects two councillors, currently Shane Henderson and Ken T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of The Auckland Region
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as creek, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, "burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague. Rivers are part of the water cycle. Water generally collects in a river from precipitation through a drainage basin from surface runoff and other sources such as groundwater recharge, springs, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henderson-Massey Local Board Area
Henderson-Massey is a local government area in Auckland, in New Zealand's Auckland Region, governed by the Henderson-Massey Local Board and Auckland Council. It currently aligns with the council's Waitākere Ward. Geography The area includes the suburbs of Henderson and Massey, as well as the surrounding suburbs of Glendene, Lincoln, Ranui, Royal Heights, Sunnyvale, Te Atatu Peninsula, Te Atatu South, Westgate and West Harbour. The main town centres are in Henderson and Westgate. The foothills of the Waitākere Ranges are located in the east, and the Waitematā Harbour is located the east. The Te Wai-o-Pareira / Henderson Creek, Oratia and Opanuku streams and their tributaries flow from the ranges to the sea. The Motu Manawa (Pollen Island) Marine Reserve is located in Te Atatu, and features ecologically important saltmarshes and the endangered railbird. Features Corban Estate Arts Centre, Henderson Valley Studios, Whoa Studios, West Wave Aquatic Centre, The Trusts Arena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of New Zealand
This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand. A * Aan River * Acheron River (Canterbury) * Acheron River (Marlborough) * Ada River * Adams River * Ahaura River * Ahuriri River * Ahuroa River * Akatarawa River * Ākitio River * Alexander River * Alfred River * Allen River * Alma River * Alph River (Ross Dependency) * Anatoki River * Anatori River * Anaweka River * Anne River * Anti Crow River * Aongatete River * Aorangiwai River * Aorere River * Aparima River * Arahura River * Arapaoa River * Araparera River * Arawhata River * Arnold River * Arnst River * Aropaoanui River * Arrow River * Arthur River * Ashburton River / Hakatere * Ashley River / Rakahuri * Avoca River (Canterbury) * Avoca River (Hawke's Bay) * Avon River / Ōtākaro * Avon River (Marlborough) * Awakari River * Awakino River (Canterbury) and its East and West branches * Awakino River (Northland) * Awakino River (Waikato) * Awanui River * Awapoko River * Awarau River * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Project Twin Streams
Project Twin Streams is an umbrella name for a number of initiatives centred on two streams ( Opanuku and Oratia) in the West Auckland, New Zealand. It consists of a number of environmental and community initiatives and infrastructure. This includes wetland restoration, largely carried out through volunteer work, partly to mitigate the effects of floodwaters from the Waitākere Ranges. The intent is also to protect/reclaim the 100-year flood plain from encroaching buildings and infrastructure. The project was achieved successfully, including 156 full and partial property purchases, despite a political decision not to use the legally available option of compulsory property purchases. The project focuses on the tributaries of Te Wai-o-Pareira / Henderson Creek and the Huruhuru Creek, including the Momutu Stream, Ōpanuku Stream, Oratia Stream and the Waikumete Stream. The conservation works, both for the streams and the wider catchment, won second place in the International Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Government
, background_color = #012169 , image = New Zealand Government wordmark.svg , image_size=250px , date_established = , country = New Zealand , leader_title = Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern , appointed = Governor-General , main_organ = , ministries = 32 ministries and departments , responsible = House of Representatives , budget = 119.3 billion (2018–19) , address = The Beehive and other locations across Wellington , url = The New Zealand Government ( mi, Te Kāwanatanga o Aotearoa) is the central government through which political authority is exercised in New Zealand. As in most other parliamentary democracies, the term "Government" refers chiefly to the executive branch, and more specifically to the collective ministry directing the executive. Based on the principle of responsible government, it operates within the framework that "the Queen reigns, but the government rules, so long as it has the support of the House of Representatives".Sir Kenneth Keith, qu ... [...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, als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Te Kawerau ā Maki
Te Kawerau ā Maki, Te Kawerau a Maki, or Te Kawerau-a-Maki is a Māori ''iwi'' (tribe) of the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It had 251 registered adult members as of June 2017. Auckland Council gave it land for a marae at Te Henga (Bethells Beach) in 2018; it has no ''wharenui'' (meeting house) yet. History Te Kawerau ā Maki are the descendants of the ''rangatira'' (chief) Maki and his wife Rotu, who migrated with their family and followers from Kawhia to Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) in the early 1600s. Te Kawerau trace their ancestry from a number of Māori migration canoes, particularly the Tainui, but also Aotea, Tokomaru, Kahuitara and Kurahaupō. Tainui ancestors including Hoturoa and the tohunga Rakataura (Hape) are particularly important in Te Kawerau whakapapa, as is the ancient turehu ancestor and tohunga Tiriwa. Maki and his people were related to a number of groups who had occupied the Auckland region since the fourteenth century, including the Tainui ''hapū'' ... [...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 list. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amarinus Lacustris
''Amarinus lacustris'' is a species of freshwater crab from Australia, New Zealand and nearby islands, where it lives in water of various salinities. It grows up to wide, with an H-shaped groove on its back. It is an omnivore and is eaten by crayfish and fish. It was first discovered in Lake Pupuke, near Auckland, and is the only freshwater crab in New Zealand. Distribution ''A. lacustris'' is widespread in south-eastern Australia, from Tasmania to the Murray-Darling basin in South Australia and Victoria. It reaches as far inland as Lake Colac, Victoria. In New Zealand, ''A. lacustris'' is the only freshwater crab, and is found in a variety of habitats, including lakes, slow-flowing streams and larger rivers. It is found from the lower reaches of the Waikato River to Northland, with a notable population in the Oratia Stream near Auckland. The species is also found on small islands in the Tasman Sea, such as Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island, where it was first found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
