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Monday, 21 October 2013

Using Te ara 2

Using Te Ara -
The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
2. Tamaki River

L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki river
Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia

Use this link to open Te Ara
Enter Tamaki river into the search box and use the Eastern suburbs: Oraki  to the Tamaki estuary page to answer these questions.

Where does the river flow from and to?
The river flows from Mangere East to tidal estuary on the Waitemata.

What was the link used by Maori called?
The link used by Maori was called Otahuhu Portage.
What two bodies of water does it join?
Manukau harbour and Waitemata harbour.

What sort of landform is Tāhuna Tōrea?
The Tahuna Torea is a sandspit reaching across towards Buckland Beach.

What is the name of the marina on the Tamaki river?
Half Moon Bay Marina is on the eastern shore of the Tamaki River.

When was the first Panmure Bridge built?
The first Panmure Bridge was built in 1866.

When was the current bridge built?

The current bridge was built  in 1959.


This is my Library Activity. I found this activity fun because it was easy.

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