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? 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.
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