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2 unusual facts about Hauraki


Hauraki Primary School

Hauraki Primary School is a state school located in Hauraki, North Shore City with a roll of 330 students with 25 staff.

Māori mythology

"Certain tribes appear to have emphasised their canoe migration tradition and descent from crew members more than the others. In particular, the Hauraki, Waikato, and King Country tribes (Tainui canoe) and the Rotorua and Taupo tribes (Te Arawa canoe) appear to have placed special emphasis on their descent from a particular canoe migration" (Biggs 1966:451).


Haustrum scobina

It generally prefers inter-tidal zones, such as the Hauraki Gulf of Auckland, New Zealand.

Hauturu

Little Barrier Island or Hauturu which is an island in the Hauraki Gulf in New Zealand

Piako River

The Waitoa River catchment drains the Hinuera Flats and broad southern Hauraki Plains, before converging with the Piako River in the large wetland known as the Kopuatai Peat Dome, northeast of Tahuna.

Te Waharoa

He led his tribe in preserving their territory from occupation by other tribes, including driving out Ngāti Maru in the 1820s, after they outstayed their welcome by weight of numbers,building 15 pa in Ngati Haua territory and the overtaxing of local food resources,when taking refuge from Ngāpuhi attacks on the Hauraki area.


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