Difference between revisions of "Tapapakanga Pa - Visit"
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== Tapapakanga Pa == | == Tapapakanga Pa == | ||
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| + | == Location: == | ||
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| + | {{Infobox Sitetovisit | | ||
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| + | | site_name = Pa at Tapapakanga Pa | ||
| + | | alternate_name = - | ||
| + | | stars_image = [[Image:Twostar.gif]] | ||
| + | | type_image1 = [[Image:Patu.gif]] | ||
| + | | type_image2 = | ||
| + | | 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.Drive along the Rangikapiti Point road. There is an obvious walking track up to the pa. | ||
| + | | how_long_to_allow = An hour | ||
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| + | }} | ||
<googlemap lat="-36.974718" lon="175.256953" zoom="16"> | <googlemap lat="-36.974718" lon="175.256953" zoom="16"> | ||
-36.975901, 175.258477, Pa at Tapapakanga | -36.975901, 175.258477, Pa at Tapapakanga | ||
</googlemap> | </googlemap> | ||
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| + | [[File:Rangi.gif|framed|The pa]] | ||
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| + | == What: == | ||
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| + | Maori fortification - pa, framed in glorious old pohutukawa trees. | ||
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| + | == Web Info: == | ||
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| + | http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/historic/by-region/northland/kaitaia/rangikapiti-pa/ | ||
<html> | <html> | ||
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| + | == 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. | ||
[[Category:Auckland_Sites_to_Visit]] | [[Category:Auckland_Sites_to_Visit]] | ||
[[Category:Photosynth]] | [[Category:Photosynth]] | ||
Revision as of 12:48, 9 January 2011
Tapapakanga Pa
Location:
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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.Drive along the Rangikapiti Point road. There is an obvious walking track up to the pa. |
| How Long to allow: | An hour |
| Disclaimer | |
<googlemap lat="-36.974718" lon="175.256953" zoom="16"> -36.975901, 175.258477, Pa at Tapapakanga </googlemap>
The pa
What:
Maori fortification - pa, framed in glorious old pohutukawa trees.
Web Info:
http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/historic/by-region/northland/kaitaia/rangikapiti-pa/
Photosynth taken 9 January 2011.
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.
