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Waitangi Park is a remodelled recreational space in Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand, that was opened in 2006. It lies near Te Papa (the National Museum of New Zealand), Former Post and Telegraph Building and Courtenay Place. The facility includes a waka-launching area, a children's playground, a skateboard zone, and a large grassy space.
The prow at Te Aro Park, between Dixon Street (left) and Manners Street (right) Te Aro Park (formerly commonly known as Pigeon Park) is a small public park situated on a triangular piece of land between Manners Street and Dixon Street. Te Aro Pā was close to this location but by the 1880s very few Māori remained at the site. [51]
The kōtuku colony was known to local Māori, and in 1860 they unsuccessfully petitioned the authorities to create a native reserve which included it. [5]On 30 December 1865 surveyor Gerhard Mueller took a waka and paddled up the "Waitangi-Roto" River, in search of a lake he was told was fifteen or twenty miles inland.
Another group depart from Porirua travelling on State Highway 59 then State Highway 1 to Waitangi Park. [43] Police estimates say about 42,000 people marched on Parliament in Wellington, [44] including some on horseback. [17] The Māori Queen Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō and the Mayor of Wellington Tory Whanau joined the protests in Wellington.
Densely populated mid-to-postwar Wellington had all eyes on Mount Cook, where the Dominion Museum and the carillon opened for the country's 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Waitangi, in 1940. [5] Over the span of its history, Mount Cook has become known for its culture of bohemianism and preservation of uniquely Wellingtonian Victorian ...
The Te Aro Extension, also known as the Te Aro Branch, was a short branch line railway in Wellington, New Zealand, continuing the Wairarapa Line southwards. It operated from 1893 until 1917. It should not be confused with the Te Aro Tramway, which was a trestle causeway built in 1883 as part of foreshore reclamation work. 1919 map showing the line
[2] The Waitangiroto Nature Reserve, located on the river, is the only nesting area for kōtuku in New Zealand. Royal spoonbills and little shag also breed at the site. [3] In 1967, a major flood caused the Waitangitāhuna River to breach its banks and establish a branch with a new course to Lake Wahapo. [4]
A main attraction to Te Wahipounamu, and New Zealand in general, is the natural landscape. A study found that key motivating factors for visitors to Te Wahipounamu are the scenery and recreational activities. [7] Tourism within Te Wahipounamu is nature-based, ‘green’ tourism. [8] There is a combination of nature and adventure tourism.