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Ōtara Creek
The Ōtara Creek, is a major stream in South Auckland, in the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows northwards, then westwards into the Tāmaki River. Etymology The name of the creek comes from its name in Māori, Te Waiōtara. The name literally means "The Waters of Tara", referencing Tara Te Irirangi, a Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki rangatira of the early 19th Century. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, European farmers referred to the creek as Goodfellow's Creek. Description The creek begins in Papatoetoe, near Allenby Park and Papatoetoe High School. It flows north through the suburbs of Papatoetoe and Ōtara, becoming a tidal estuary that separates Ōtara from East Tāmaki in the north. The tidal creek flows into Pukewairiki, a volcanic maar that erupted an estimated 130,000 years ago. The creek's catchment covers an area of . History The creek is in the traditional rohe of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki. The stream was used as a source for freshwater res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tāmaki River
The Tāmaki River or Tāmaki Estuary is mostly an estuarial arm and harbour of the Hauraki Gulf, within the city of Auckland in New Zealand.Eastern suburbs: Ōrākei to the Tamaki River (from Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Accessed 2008-06-07.) It extends south for from its mouth between the suburb of Saint Heliers and the long thin peninsula of Bucklands Beach, which reaches its end at Musick Point. The inlet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ōtara
Ōtara is a suburb of South Auckland, New Zealand (formerly Manukau City), situated 18 kilometres to the southeast of the Auckland CBD, Auckland City Centre. Ōtara lies near the head of the Tāmaki River. The area is traditionally part of the rohe of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, and the name Ōtara refers to Ōtara Hill / Te Puke ō Tara, a former Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki pā and volcanic hill to the north of the suburb. From 1851 to 1910 the area was part of the Goodfellow family farm, and during the 1910s the area was an agricultural college run by the Dilworth School, Dilworth Trust. After the construction of the Auckland Southern Motorway in the 1950s, Ōtara developed as a suburb, primarily as part of a state housing project by the New Zealand Government. Etymology Ōtara, meaning "The Place of Tara", is a shortened form of Ōtara Hill, Ōtara Hill / Te Puke ō Tara, the volcanic hill previously found to the north of the suburb. The hill is either named for the Waiohua ancestor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
