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    Whatipu is a remote beach on the west coast of the Auckland Region in the North Island of New Zealand. The Whatipu area has been managed as a scientific...
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    Whatipu Lodge is a historic lodge located in Whatipu, a historic remote settlement to the west of Auckland. The lodge was originally a 19th-century homestead...
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  • the goddess of loyalty. Hinehōaka, the goddess of sandstone, the taniwha Whatipū is her guardian. Hinenuitepō, the goddess of night and death, and ruler...
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    Anawhata and Whatipu to transport kauri logs. Distance from Auckland; 40 km (50 minute drive). To the south of Anawhata are Piha, Karekare and Whatipu. To the...
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    Ranges Regional Park, and enters the Tasman Sea at Pararaha Bay, north of Whatipu. The stream originates south of the Huia Ridge in the central Waitākere...
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    from there for another eight kilometres (5.0 miles) along the coast to Whatipu, where it could be loaded onto ships. Before the railway was built, the...
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    Rock at Piha, which was the location of Whakaari pā, and the caves in Whatipu. The Waitākere Ranges sites have a large number of wood and fibre artefacts...
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    (listed from North to South) Muriwai Bethells Beach Anawhata Piha Karekare Whatipu Karioitahi Beach Raglan Taranaki region, New Zealand Wellington region...
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    is an island off New Zealand at the mouth of the Manukau Harbour, at Whatipu in the Waitākere Ranges area. The island is a portion of a Miocene era...
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    unrelated to Manukau City/County and instead covered the settlements of Whatipu, Huia, and Cornwallis "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Statistical Area...
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    area is dominated by a warm lowlands pūriri forest. The coastline between Whatipu and Little Huia is a unique ecosystem in the area as it is semi-exposed...
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    Toka-Tapu-a-Kupe / Ninepin Rock is an island at the mouth of the Manukau Harbour, at Whatipu in the Waitākere Ranges area. The island is a volcanic plug of the Miocene...
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    volunteer fire brigade serves the communities of Cornwallis, Huia and Whatipu. The Brigade currently has 17 members all of which are volunteers. The...
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    Valley, Sunnyvale, Oratia, Waiatarua, Laingholm, Parau, Cornwallis, Huia, Whatipu, Karekare, Piha, Anawhata, Bethells / Te Henga, and Waitakere township...
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    31 January 1863. Her approach to Manukau Harbour on 7 February ran near Whatipu beach, through a series of dangerous sand bars. The weather was clear and...
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    from Paorae forms the Manukau Heads sandbars and the modern day beach at Whatipu, which began forming in the 1930s. New Zealand geologist Bruce Hayward...
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  • Four- Fortune Theatre, Dunedin Episode Five- Riccarton House Episode Six- Whatipu Episode Seven- Vulcan Hotel Episode Eight- Waikamete Cemetery Episode Nine-...
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    Victory Beach Waihi Beach Whangarei Heads Whareakeake (Murdering Beach) Whatipu Worser Bay Playa Escameca Playa el Yonke Bar Beach, Lagos Elegushi Beach...
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    Waitakere, Swanson are located to the north. Bethells Beach, Piha and Whatipu are located on the West Coast. Waitākere Ranges Local Board Area covers...
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    Auckland city centre, south of the larger beach of Piha. It is north of Whatipu, south of Piha and west of the Centennial Memorial Park and Water Catchment...
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  • Canterbury, Lincoln, Liffey Stream Urban Park [14]; [15] 27 Oct 2017 Auckland, Whatipu Coastal [16]; [17] 16 Feb 2018 Waikato, Lake Rotopiko, vic. Te Awamutu...
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    Royal Air Force. Victoria Street in Hamilton (1907) The barque Njord at Whatipu (1909) The Helvetia Ostrich Farm (1910) Vivian Walsh piloting the biplane...
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    beaches, including Muriwai, Te Henga / Bethells Beach, Piha, Karekare and Whatipu. The Tasman Sea beaches of Auckland have iron-rich black sand, which originated...
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    separated from the mainland by a channel. Sand moving northwards from Whatipu turned Paratahi Island into a tied island by the late 1990s. The island...
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  • (piano) Sonatine (violin and piano) a gentle infinity (orchestra) The Rock, Whatipu (solo soprano) Close-Up of a Daisy (a cappella choir) Arise, Shine! (choir...
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    move northwards, creating vast sand banks in the Manukau Heads and at Whatipu. The foot of the South Head cliffs is the location of the Matatuahu archaeological...
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  • believed he probably drowned after being swept out to sea at West Auckland's Whatipu Beach, where his car was discovered shortly afterwards. An old friend of...
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  • dead wash-up shells of the sea snail were recorded at Paratutae Island, Whatipu and at Puponga Point. Living samples of the species were reported at Echinoderm...
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    Aptroot, Peter de Lange and Dan Blanchon. The type specimen collected from Whatipu on the west coast of the Waitākere Ranges in March 2024, from the bark...
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    east-flowing Marama Stream. The hill is accessible by Mt Donald McLean Road along Whatipu Road, or by two walking tracks: the Puriri Ridge Track and the Donald McLean...
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