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unusual facts about Waitemata Harbour


Auckland Region

An arm of the Gulf, the Waitemata Harbour, forms the main harbour of Auckland city, and also accommodates New Zealand's largest port.


Cycling in Auckland

One of the links most called-for by local cycling groups is a connection over the Waitemata Harbour between Auckland City and North Shore City, where cyclists currently only have the option of a very distant detour, or of taking a ferry.

Geology of the Auckland Region

The Waitemata sandstones and mudstones form the cliffs around the Waitemata Harbour and East Coast Bays, and land further north up to Cape Rodney, with outcrops further south down to Mercer and Miranda.

Rosebank, Auckland

Rosebank (or the Rosebank Peninsula) is a peninsula and industrial suburb of Auckland City, New Zealand, forming the westernmost part of the city at the edge to Waitakere City, and jutting out into the Waitemata Harbour.

William Hobson

After obtaining signatures at the Bay of Islands, he travelled to Waitemata Harbour to obtain more signatures and survey a suitable location for a new capital (he also sent the Deputy Surveyor-General, William Cornwallis Symonds, to other areas to obtain more signatures).


see also

North Head

North Head, New Zealand is a volcanic cone headland in North Shore City, New Zealand, at the east end of the Waitemata Harbour.

Orakei

This magnificent Art Deco ensemble by Tibor Donner and Anthony Bartlett was officially opened in March 1943 and affords remarkable views of the Waitemata Harbour.

Waitemata

Waitemata City, a local government body on the shores of Waitemata Harbour, now part of Waitakere.