Waitemata Habour

Using Te Ara -

The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

1. Waitemata Harbour

L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki River.

Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia.

Use our skimming and scanning skills.

Use this link to open Te Ara

Enter Waitemata into the search box and use that page to answer these questions.

What sort of landform is the Waitemata harbour?

It is a drowned River Valley.

Why was it chosen to be New Zealand’s capital?  

The harbour’s deep navigable channels and sheltered bays helped to determine Lieutenant-Governor Hobson’s choice of a site for New Zealand's capital in 1840.

What does Waitemata mean?

Tell me one interesting fact about each of these features of the Waitemata:

Auckland’s chief port - Did you know that Auckland’s port on the Waitematā was vital to the progress of the city and region.

Westhaven - Viaduct Basin The Viaduct Basin, site of the old fishing harbour, was redeveloped in the mid-1990s as a site where the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron could host the America’s Cup in 1999 and 2003

Harbour bridge - The Auckland Harbour Bridge (1,020 m long) was opened in 1959 to link  the Auckland isthmus with the north.

Greenhithe bridge - The Greenhithe bridge was built in 1975 which will that bridge 38.

Natural features - It was formed by lava flowing from the Three Kings eruption 20,000 years ago.

This is my activity I have done all about the Waitemata Habour. This includes facts about the habour such as the Habour Bridge. I hope you enjoy.