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Waitati war memorial commemorating fallen World War I soldiers. For many years Waitati has been known for its appeal to those who pursue an alternative lifestyle.The Waitati Militia, a mock combat group, was founded here, [8] [9] and the village featured in the history of the Values Party, Mushroom magazine and anti Vietnam War and Aramoana aluminium smelter protests, [10] as well as the ...
Warrington, known in Māori as Ōkāhau, [4] is a small settlement on the coast of Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is situated close to the northern shore of Blueskin Bay, an area of mudflats north of Dunedin, and is administered as part of Dunedin City.
Māhia Peninsula (Māori: Te Māhia) [2] [3] is located on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island, in the Hawke's Bay region, between the towns of Wairoa and Gisborne.. It includes Rocket Lab's Launch Complex 1, located near Ahuriri Point at the southern tip of the Māhia Peninsula, for launching its Electron rockets.
It is the easternmost of the Taipa-Mangonui string of settlements, separated from Coopers Beach to the northwest by Mill Bay Road. [3] The name was frequently spelled 'Mongonui' before the 1880s, [4] although attempts were made to correct the spelling. [5] The name became officially Mangōnui in 2020. [6]
Argillite, the most common adze head material is hard, compressed mudstone. It is found at D'Urville Island only 100 kilometres (62 mi) away from Wairau Bar. A Maori argillite quarry is located in the hills behind Nelson City. Such large numbers of adze heads have implications about trade in the early archaic period.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of adornment" for the Māori name of Ōrākei. [3]Takaparawhau / Bastion Point is the location of Ōrākei Marae and its Tumutumuwhenua wharenui (meeting house) is a traditional tribal meeting ground for the Ngāti Whātua iwi (tribe) and their Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, Ngā Oho, Te Taoū and Te Uri hapū (sub-tribes).
The location of Jamaica Bay, combined with its rich food resources, make it an important habitat for both plants and animals. [4] This geographic location also provides valuable feeding habitat to marine and estuarine species migrating between the New York Bight and the Hudson River and Raritan River estuaries, and to a diverse community of migratory birds and insects that use the Bay for ...