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4 unusual facts about Waitakere Ranges


Konini

The Primary school is a prominent landmark, along with Konini Road itself; a long bending street that moves from the suburb of Glen Eden to the idyllic setting of the Waitakere Ranges and native rain forest.

Langcaster Guitars

These guitars were further developed by Lang and his son in his home in West Auckland suburb, Titirangi in New Zealand on the fringes of the Waitakere Ranges native kauri forest.

Waitakere Ranges

A road, aptly named Scenic Drive, runs a good portion of the length of the ranges from Titirangi to Swanson.

Woodlands Park

Nestled in the Waitakere Ranges, Woodlands Park lies in a valley, bush clad hills separating it from Titirangi (to the north east), Parau and Huia (to the south east) and Laingholm (to the south).


Len Castle

In the early 1960s he had an architecturally designed house built in the bush of the Waitakere Ranges at 20 Tawini Road, Titirangi, with a kiln and rail system out the back, and a low basement which allowed pottery to be exhibited.

Manukau Harbour

The harbour mouth is between the northern head ("Burnett Head" / "Ohaka Head") located at the southern end of the Waitakere Ranges and South Head at the end of the long Awhitu Peninsula reaching up from close to the mouth of the Waikato River.


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