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.
Enter Waitemata into the search box and use that page to answer these questions.
What sort of landform is the Waitemata harbour?
The Waitemata harbour is a drowned river valley.
Why was it chosen to be New Zealand’s capital?
It was deep and sheld
What does Waitemata mean?
City and waters
Tell me one interesting fact about each of these features of the Waitemata: The Waitemata is also known as Auckland Haubour
Auckland’s chief port -The human history of the Auckland metropolitan area stretches from early Maori settlers in the 14th century to the first European explorers in the late 18th century
Harbour bridge - The Auckland Harbour Bridge is an eight-lane box truss motorway bridge over the Waitemata Harbour, joining St Marys Bay in Auckland with Northcote in the former North Shore City, New Zealand.
Greenhithe bridge -The Upper Harbour Bridge or Greenhithe Bridge is a motorway bridge (technically two bridges as of 2006), which spans over a reach of the Waitemata Harbour and connects Hobsonville (in Waitakere City) and Greenhithe (in North Shore City), New Zealand.
Natural features - The Earth’s oceans are odd, beautiful and intriguing .
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