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Ahuahu / Great Mercury Island, 1872 ha, is the largest of Mercury Islands and the only one with permanent residents or public access. It is the remnants of a Pliocene rhyolitic volcano . In pre- colonial times, the island was the location of at least 20 pā , including Matakawau, a pā on the western side of the island where extensive ...
Traditions recount how, on his journey to New Zealand, Paikea's canoe sunk and his brothers drowned. After calling upon the guardians of the sea to help him, a taniwha in the form of a whale came to his rescue and carried him to land at Ahuahu (Great Mercury Island). From here he went on to Whakatāne, and eventually to Whangara on the East Coast.
Māori historian Rongowhakaata Halbert affirmed this account, stating that Paoa's crew on the Horouta were the first inhabitants of the East Coast after migrating from Ahuahu or Great Mercury Island. [11] [12] Paoa gave his name to various places across the region, most notably the Waipāoa River (Wai-o-Pāoa). [6]
Several more generations later, the Mātaatua people arrived at Whakatāne from a place called Parinuitera, which could be either Young Nick's Head or a place on Ahuahu (Great Mercury Island). The present-day Te Whakatōhea and Te Whānau-ā-Apanui iwi claim descent from the intermarriage of Mātaatua with earlier migrants.
The following table lists the largest islands of New Zealand proper by area. [Note 2] River delta islands such as Rakaia Island (25.7 km 2 (9.9 sq mi)), [8] Fereday Island, Rangitata Island, and Inch Clutha (approximately 15 km 2 (5.8 sq mi), 30 square kilometres (12 square miles), and 35 km 2 (14 sq mi) respectively) are omitted, as are temporary islands in braided river channels and tidal ...
A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos ever of Mercury’s north pole. The European and Japanese robotic explorer swooped as close as 183 miles (295 kilometers) above ...
First, a history lesson. It's a lesson about a good man. A unique man. In some ways, a remarkable one. You may not know about the life of Mercury Morris.But you should.
Mayor Island / Tūhua Native name: Tūhua (Māori) Mayor Island / Tūhua as seen from Mount Maunganui Mayor Island / Tūhua Show map of New Zealand Mayor Island / Tūhua Show map of North Island Geography Location Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand Coordinates 37°17′S 176°15′E / 37.283°S 176.250°E / -37.283; 176.250 Area 13 km 2 (5.0 sq mi) Highest elevation 355 m ...