Using Te Ara -
The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
1. Waitemata Harbour
L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki River.
Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia.
Use our skimming and scanning skills.
Enter Waitemata into the search box and use that page to answer these questions.
What sort of landform is the Waitemata harbour?
The waitemata is a drowned river valley.
Why was it chosen to be New Zealand’s capital?
The harbour’s deep navigable channels and sheltered bays helped to determine Lieutenant-Governor Hobson’s choice of a site for New Zealand's capital in 1840.
What does Waitemata mean?
It means obsidian waters
Tell me one interesting fact about each of these features of the Waitemata:
Auckland’s chief port - The Auckland’s port on the Waitemata was basic to the advance of the city and place.
Viaduct basin - The viaduct basin was the site of old fishing harbour which was redeveloped in the middle 1990’s as a site where the royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron could host the America’s cup in 1999 and 2003.
Westhaven - The Westhaven Marina, with 1, 800 berths, is the largest managed marina in Australasia, and a symbol of Aucklanders’ love of sailing.
Harbour bridge - The Auckland Harbour Bridge (1, 020 m long) was opened in 1959 to link the isthmus with the north.
Greenhithe bridge - The greenhithe bridge was built in 1975 as an alternative harbour crossing, spanning the upper Waitemata from Hobsonville to Greenhithe on the north shore
Natural features- Natural features of the Waitemata include Meola reef (also known as Te Tokoroa, meaning along reef) a rocky submarine promontory
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