For over seven centuries people have lived around tauranga moana. With the land wars underway in the waikato, imperial troops arrived in tauranga in 1864. The patupaiarehe melted away before the light of the sun. Tauranga is the most populous city in the bay of plenty region in the north island of new zealand. Theres a lot to discover in digitalnz, so weve made some guides to help your search. He was returned to matapihi to be mourned by his people before being reburied. We have a lot of books and serials at the national library building, but you cant take any of them away.
I believe from the book of mormon musical on the 65th tony awards. The legend of mauao tauranga moana, tauranga whenua. Tauranga weather forecast, new zealand 10 day weather. Tauranga has more heritage sites than first meets the eye. The passion and parochialism of provincial rugby has helped give the game a special place in new zealands social and sporting history. Kerry allan passed away in tauranga, bay of plenty. Since the very beginning, our kura has continued to provide education for the matapihi community. We will definitely book this place again for next year if we return for one love or even bay dreams. The tauranga tribes te ara encyclopedia of new zealand. Funeral home services for kerry are being provided by legacy funerals. The most well known legend of the western bay of plenty is the story of how. It was not until nearly forty years after this that the first stage of a full reticulation and sewage scheme for tauranga was delivered, with the treatment plant on reclaimed land at chapel street being commissioned. Deals near bop tauranga maunganui whakatane deals as close as 47km from bop tauranga maunganui whakatane, or check out our travel information for more great ideas.
Matapihi is a suburb and peninsula of tauranga in the bay of plenty region of new zealands. Tauranga moana was a, very rich district, rich in food resources, with a great variety of environments, which could support many village communities. Matapihi lets you search across the digital collections of different new. It branches from the east coast main trunk at a triangle junction outside baypark stadium before running northwest through mount maunganui to the port complex. Archway new zealand society of genealogists new zealand birth, death and marriage historical records online indexes.
Discover matapihi, new zealand with the help of your friends. Rawiri puhirake nz wars memorial nzhistory, new zealand. Map of matapihi, tauranga, new zealand with street names and local businesses. Stories of tauranga moana tauranga moana, tauranga. Evelyn stokes, a history of tauranga county palmerston north. Maungatapu, matapihi, tauranga, tauranga city, bay of plenty rare opportunity to purchase a level, 585sqm freehold title section in early maungatapu. From art to architecture, birds to battalions, the many faces of our people and the many features of our land explore them all through nz, a new window onto our nation online. Built in sydney and purchased by church missionary officials at the bay of islands in 1835, it was described as a handsome schooner. Tauranga book keeper 1038 burton florence annie no 2 road te puke married 1040 burton frederick.
Links and further reading about the war in tauranga. The story of gate pa, april 29th, 1864, bay of plenty times, tauranga, 1937. They pulled him to the edge of the great ocean of kiwa. Tauranga maori land court alienation minute book 1, 18 may 1966, fol 189 doc m3, p 81. Matapihi, bay of plenty, tauranga new zealand postcode. To hold fast to the strands of valued knowledge embodied in this whakatauki proverbial saying is the notion that knowledge must be treasured and at times hidden within, protecting the ideology of sacred wisdom as in the term rua the repository.
Stories of tauranga moana spiralbound january 1, 1980 by evelyn stokes author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Local members of the historic places trust have produced an excellent illustrated pamphlet called historic tauranga that covers the 25 most signifcant, interesting sites all within walking distance of each other in the heart of the city. Town and country planning and maori land at matapihi. Scenic food and beer tour whakatane wildside tours. Tamateaarikinui captain of the takitimu canoe gave the name maunganui to the sacred mountain originally named mauao. Town and country planning and its impact on tauranga maori. He then built a pa inland of wairakei and named it te mangatawa. Hei pupuri te aho o te wananga, hei kawe i nga kura huna a rua. Abebooks uniqueness is our network of independent booksellers who work with us to provide the most diverse selection of rare, used and outofprint books on the internet. Land use and landscape plan for the matapihi peninsula. This apartment features a garden and free private parking. Fabulous family home mt maunganui residential house for rent. Te kura o matapihi tauranga moana regionals 2014 duration. Matapihi maori cemetery, tauranga, contains the official war grave of 1 man who served in the new zealand forces during the first world war.
Matapihi maori cemetery nzhistory, new zealand history. Its away from other wellknown battle sites around tauranga and depending on the date it could add some important information to the national historic record. The strand, known as the beach, was to become the commercial centre of a military township. To hold fast to the strands of valued knowledge embodied in this whakatauki proverbial saying is the notion that knowledge must be treasured and at times hidden within, protecting the ideology of. Five years ago, just after i had finished my sixth book of local history, i decided to do something id not done before. Its perfectly located with the most amazing views of the bay. According to the 2014 centennial history of the tauranga hospital board there was a typhoid outbreak at matapihi as late as 1930. Eagle helicopter has been called to help find a person the police are looking for on matapihi rd, tauranga. The famous hobbiton movie set, where the lord of the rings and the hobbit movies were filmed, is less than an hour from tauranga. Founded in 19, te kura o matapihi is a kura a iwi full immersion te reo maori state funded kura catering for new entrants to year 8 students. They have left their mark on the landscape in the many pa sites around the shore and on the hill tops. Sunlive historic find on matapihi roadside the bays. Sited in a quiet, established street with bus route near. Police helicopter looking for person of interest in matapihi nz herald.
Kaituna river and maketu estuary management strategy history report. You can also try a different route while coming back by adding multiple destinations. Plan to light up matapihi rail bridge approved by tauranga. Matapihi in tauranga city bay of plenty is a town located in new zealand about 260 mi or 418 km north of wellington, the countrys capital place. Early sailing vessels and visitors to tauranga part vii the schooner columbine and the anglican missionaries the 70 ton columbine was a regular and welcome visitor to tauranga and the bay of plenty. A selection of stories about the history of kiwi writing, writers and books one for each day of nz book month. Her first book, based on her grandfathers diaries, was called happy in his work. Hungahungatoroa marae, matapihi, matapihi, new zealand. About qv, we help you make smarter property decisions. Peg cummins is an amateur historian who took up writing local history after she retired from teaching. Councils were being asked to provide more services yet still had to rely on propertybased rates as their main. Text weather page will allow you to get a weather text summary for next 14 days and weather chart page displays weather pattern like temperature, wind speed, gust, pressure, etc.
To find the return map from tauranga to waikari rd, begin with entering start and end locations in calculator control and click on show return map. They range from the elegant elms mission house to fishermans wharf, and the rail bridge. Matapihi is a suburb and peninsula of tauranga in the bay of plenty region of new zealands north island, surrounded on most sides by the tauranga harbour it is connectected to mount maunganui in the northeast by a landbridge, and maungatapu in the southwest by maungatapu bridge. State highway 29a runs through the suburb along this diagonal the suburb has two marae. Please also visit tauranga historical weather, weather widget and weather charts pages. On reaching tauranga or kawhainui as it was called, his first act was to plant a sacred flax, called wharawharanui. This is private rongoihaore rikihana harry dickson who died from influenza and pneumonia on november 1918 read more about the cemetery, including a list of those those buried, here cwgc. In the same week the minimum temperature will be 9. The famous battle of gate pa on 29 april 1864, is known as a decisive maori victory, as 250 maori warriors and one woman, defeated the pakeha. The bridge is a rail and walkway access to the matapihi peninsula. A total of 8,943 businesses were located within the district in 2003. Matapihi tauranga married 44 alach gladys matapihi tauranga married 45 alach john domingo matapihi.
We plan to make evelyn stokes book stories of tauranga moana. With easy, instant access to a range of property information and valuation services, you can be confident and prepared when buying or selling. A proposal to illuminate the historic matapihi rail bridge with a lighting display now has the support of a council committee. The principal industry within the tauranga district was the property and business services industry, which accounted for 29% of all businesses within the district. Armed police are in the tauranga suburb of matapihi this morning. Tauranga mayor greg brownless said the rates system was a new zealandwide issue. Discover information about wellington local and new zealand history, including tips and.
Located in tauranga in the bay of plenty region, tauranga harbour views has a patio and garden views. Join the 200 content partners who share their collections and metadata through us well make your. The accommodation is immaculately clean and beautifully presented, which exceeded our expectations on every level. Tauranga moana past hairini, past maungatapu and matapihi, past te.
More detailed history of the port can be found in our publication. Katikati rd tauranga married 1775 currie egbert don katikati rd tauranga poultry farmer 1780 curtis. Climbing the mountain, which stands at the entrance to tauranga harbour, he planted a sacred mauri talisman that remains there still. On this shore excursion, journey to the shire and step into the fantasy world of peter jackson on a guided tour of hobbiton. Founded in 19, te kura o matapihi is a special character full immersion te reo maori state funded kura catering for new entrants to year 8 students.
Then followed a history of kawhia, memories of tirau, learn teach, serve a history of ardmore teachers college, 100 years of the catholic church in matamata and no. Further information is available through the tauranga city libraries new zealand room, and in the following printed resources. A place to share your treasured old pictures, before they are lost forever. Bookme, bop tauranga maunganui whakatane, restaurant. It was settled by maori late in the th century, providing a pleasant climate, fertile land and welcoming harbour the name tauranga means sheltered waters in maori. A police spokeswoman said they were executing a routine search warrant in. Read brief histories, highlights and quirky facts about each of new zealands 26 regional rugby teams. The mount maunganui branch is a short industrial branch line in tauranga, new zealand, servicing the eastern side of the port of tauranga. Those interested in the history of tauranga and the western bay of plenty will find this list of books useful. One of the local traditions recounts the te arawa waka travelling past the coastline on its way to maketu. Hungahungatoroa marae, matapihi matapihi, new zealand. The local timezone is named pacific auckland with an utc offset of 12 hours.
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