Wednesday 23 October 2013
Monday 21 October 2013
Te Ara
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
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? To Mangarei east to tidal estuary on the Waitematā Habour
What was the link used by Maori called? Ōtāhuhu portage
What two bodies of water does it join? Waitemata Harbour and Manukau Harbour
What sort of landform is Tāhuna Tōrea? Its is a 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? 1959
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