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Monday, 21 October 2013

Chevy- 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?
Mangere East
Waitemata
What was the link used by Maori called?
Ōtāhuhu portage
What two bodies of water does it join?
Manukau Harbour
Waitemata Harbour
What sort of landform is Tāhuna Tōrea?
Sandspit
What is the name of the marina on the Tamaki river?
Half Moon Bay Marina
When was the first Panmure Bridge built?
1866
When was the current bridge built?
1959

Panmure Bridge

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