Difference between revisions of "Tapapakanga Pa - Visit"
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== Tapapakanga Pa == | == Tapapakanga Pa == | ||
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| site_type = Fortification | | site_type = Fortification | ||
| where = Tapapakanga Park, Firth of Thames | | where = Tapapakanga Park, Firth of Thames | ||
| − | | how_to_get_there = Stop at the main carpark, go down to the beach and turn right on to the coastal track, a couple of hundred meteres along there is a branch up the hill to the right which leads directly | + | | how_to_get_there = Stop at the main carpark, go down to the beach and turn right on to the coastal track, a couple of hundred meteres along there is a branch up the hill to the right which leads directly to the pa. |
| how_long_to_allow = An hour | | how_long_to_allow = An hour | ||
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== Location: == | == Location: == | ||
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| − | -36.975901, 175.258477 | + | -36.975901, 175.258477~ Pa at Tapapakanga; |
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== What: == | == What: == | ||
| − | + | Māori fortification - pa, framed in glorious old pohutukawa trees. | |
== Web Info: == | == Web Info: == | ||
| − | + | https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/plans-projects-policies-reports-bylaws/our-plans-strategies/topic-based-plans-strategies/parks-sports-outdoor-plans/docsregionalparksmaps/tapapakanga-regional-park-map.pdf | |
http://www.jps.auckland.ac.nz/document//Volume_33_1924/Volume_33,_No._130/%26%2334;Kahu-mau-roa_and_Te_Kotuiti%26%2334;,_by_George_Graham,_p_130-135/p1 | http://www.jps.auckland.ac.nz/document//Volume_33_1924/Volume_33,_No._130/%26%2334;Kahu-mau-roa_and_Te_Kotuiti%26%2334;,_by_George_Graham,_p_130-135/p1 | ||
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== What else to do there: == | == What else to do there: == | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:16, 20 January 2023
Tapapakanga Pa
The pa
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| Pa at Tapapakanga Pa | |
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| Ethnicity: | Maori |
| Site type: | Fortification |
| Where: | Tapapakanga Park, Firth of Thames |
| How to get there: | Stop at the main carpark, go down to the beach and turn right on to the coastal track, a couple of hundred meteres along there is a branch up the hill to the right which leads directly to the pa. |
| How Long to allow: | An hour |
| Disclaimer | |
Location:
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What:
Māori fortification - pa, framed in glorious old pohutukawa trees.
Web Info:
What else to do there:
Visit the Ashby colonial house by the car park. There is a heritage trail at the park that takes in more sites.
