Faitele Library Skills

This is the labels to the school now and the picture of the school in 1865, a long time ago. 

Te Ara 1

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.

Use this link to open Te Ara

Enter Waitemata into the search box and use that page to answer these questions.

What sort of landform is the Waitemata harbour? River Valley

Why was it chosen to be New Zealand’s capital? Because it was

Lieutenant-Governor Hobson’s choice.

What does Waitemata mean? Obsidian waters.

Tell me one interesting fact about each of these features of the Waitemata:

Auckland’s chief port - The land had be reclaimed from the Harbour.

Viaduct basin - The Viaduct Basin was redeveloped in the mid-1990s.

Westhaven -The Westhaven Marina is the largest managed marina in Australasia.

Harbour bridge - The Auckland Harbour Bridge is 1,020 meters long.

Greenhithe bridge -It was built as an alternative harbour crossing.

Natural features - It was formed by lava flowing from the Three Kings eruption about 20,000 years ago.

Te Ara 3

Using Te Ara -

The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

3. Manukau Harbour

L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki river

Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia

Use this link to open Te Ara

Enter Tamaki river into the search box and use the Harbours and wetlands page to answer these questions.

What two adjectives are used to describe the Manukau Harbour?

The adjectives used are wide and shallow

What landforms are common in the harbour?

Wetlands and rivers

What two things about the Manukau Harbour have led to shipwrecks?

Shifting sandbars and swells

What was the worst shipwreck on the Manukau bar?

The HMS Orpheus – 259 people were on board and 189 people drowned.

Using the Te Ara 2

Using Te Ara -

The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

2. Tamaki River

L.I.    Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki river

    Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia

Use this link to open Te Ara

Enter Tamaki river into the search box and use the Eastern suburbs: Oraki  to the Tamaki estuary page to answer these questions.

Where does the river flow from and to?

Mangere east too tidal estuary on the Waitemata.

What was the link used by Maori called?

Otahuhu portage.

What two bodies of water does it join?

Waitemata.

What sort of landform is Tāhuna Tōrea?

Sandpit.

What is the name of the marina on the Tamaki river?

Half moon bay.

When was the first Panmure Bridge built?

1866.

When was the current bridge built?

1970’s.

Faitele-Top 10 Jobs.

Faiteles’ Top 10 Jobs

1. Secondary School Teacher.
2. Landscape Architect.
3. Brewer.
4. Customs Officer.
5. Police Officer.
6. Surveyor.
7. Urban/Regional planner.
8. Air Force Airman.
9. Market Researcher analyst

   10.  Navy Officer