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Headphones on, in the middle of nowhere alone in the zone taking photos. Come across this leaf skeleton, looks mint as.
KiwiRail locomotives Dfb7172 , Dfb7282 & Dc4790 passing through Helensville on journey fron Auckland to Whangerei .
Dfb both made in 1979
Dc4790 made in 1964 as Da1482. It was in the film "Yogi Bear"
Took the family to Bethells Beach on the west coast. It was the first time I'd ever gone there. I'd heard there was a lagoon the kids could swim in, but it looks like it's mostly dried out at the moment, although there was a still a freshwater stream that a bunch of other families were playing in. I went and had a wander along the beach and came across this lovely little bay. The bit of rock on the lefthand side is an island.
I understand that some parts of Xena: Warrior Princess were filmed in the Bethells Beach area. I'm not sure how many scenes, as I've never watched that show.
I also took Lagoona and Gil along. Watch out for that shot, coming up next.
Title
Waitakeres
Publicity Caption
A tramping club resting in the Waitakeres, Auckland.
Photographer
Mr. G. Riethmaier.
January 1965, Auckland Province.
Archives New Zealand Reference: AAQT 6539 W3537 59 / A76913 collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search#/?q=24459960
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Material from Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
2010 .. Maori Art in Auckland New Zealand
Te Kawerau a Maki
www.waitakere.govt.nz/abtcit/ne/pdf/infopk-maori.pdf
This pou whenua, was carved by Te Kawerau a Maki carvers John Collins and Sunnah Thompson. It stands in Olympic Park, off Wolverton Road, not visible from the entrance to the park.
The tangata whenua of the Waitakere district are the people of Te Kawerau a Maki.
Although they are no longer in permanent occupation of their ancestral domain, they are regarded as still holding mana whenua or traditional ownership of the land.
Te Kawerau a Maki people have been a distinct tribal entity since the early 1600s, when their ancestor Maki and his people conquered and settled the district. Through prior ancestral links, and subsequent intermarriage with those they conquered, they have genealogical links that extend back to all the preceding tribal groups that occupied the Waitakere area.
The Maori place names of the Waitakere Ranges and their environs reflect the area’s
thousand-year history of human occupation. These names not only describe the topography of the land, its natural resources and their usage, but they also commemorate specific ancestors, events and traditions. To those familiar with them and their historical associations, these names are landmarks that act as a constant reminder of the past. They act as tohu or symbols providing proof of traditional ownership to the Kawerau a Maki people today, just as they did to their ancestors before them. Landmarks and their names are central to the identity of all Maori tribal groups. This is certainly the case with Kawerau a Maki people, who continue to use the more famous place names in whaikorero or traditional speechmaking to establish their identity and to express their emotional ties with their ancestral home.
Some photos from a visit to Auckland earlier this year. We went to Huia and did a walk in the Waitakere’s.
A cool pool in Pararaha Gorge in the waitaks.
Kiwiplaces blog (with more photos) - kiwiplaces.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/pararaha-gorge/
Award-winning movies like 'the Piano' and popular TV shows 'Xena' and 'Hercules', all filmed here, give the park an international profile.
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