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The name Wai-tākere originally came from a rock located in Waitākere Bay near Te Henga (Bethells Beach). [4] In Māori the name Te Wao Nui a Tiriwa ("The Great Forest of Tiriwa"), referred to all of the forested areas south from Muriwai and the Kaipara Harbour portage to the Manukau Harbour, while the name Hikurangi referred to the central and Western Waitākere Ranges, south of the ...
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The Waitākere Ranges local board area includes the Waitākere Ranges and surrounds. Laingholm, Waima, Titirangi, Oratia, Glen Eden and Sunnyvale are located to the east of the ranges. Henderson Valley, Waitakere, Swanson are located to the north. Bethells Beach, Piha and Whatipu are located on the West Coast. [1]
Volcanism at the site ceased 15 million years ago and the cone has mostly eroded, however the modern Waitākere Ranges are formed from the remnants of the volcano's eastern slopes. A number of visible volcanic sites associated with the Waitākere volcano remain around Auckland, including Pukematekeo , Karekare and Lion Rock .
The Arataki Visitor Centre is the start point for the Hillary Trail, a multi-day walk through the Waitākere Ranges to Muriwai which opened in January 2010. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] As of 2023, the full track remains closed due to the effects of Kauri dieback . [ 15 ]
Te Rau-o-te-Huia / Mount Donald McLean is a hill in the Waitākere Ranges of the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located to the south of the ranges, near the township of Huia . It is the highest peak of the Waitākere Ranges that borders the Manukau Harbour .
The hill is a 474-metre peak in the central Waitākere Ranges. [1] It is accessible by the Twin Peaks Track, a tramping track linking Huia and the Huia Ridge Track. The northern side of Te Toiokawharu is the source of the Georges Stream, which flows into the Lower Huia Dam, [2] while the southern side is the source for the Karamatura Stream. [3]