Pawhetau, Waitawa Regional Park - Visit

Pawhetau, Waitawa Regional Park - Visit

SITE TO VISIT
Pawhetau Pa site
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Ethnicity:	Maori
Site type:	Pa
Where:	Waitawa Regional Park
How to get there:	Car, about 50 minutes from the city.
How Long to allow:	2 hours for just the pa.
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Location:

Waitawa Regional Park, near Kawakawa Bay

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What

Headland Pa (fortified village), under grass for the greater part. There are multiple lines of ditch defences and a large area of terracing.

Park at the carpark at the entrance to the park and follow the path to the site, marked by poles (20 mins to the site).

Aileen Fox has written about the site (See link in Web Info below) Her map of the site is shown below.

Map of the Pa from Fox

Drone Overflight Video

Credit Aaron Apfel

Lidar Image

Lidar is a version of radar using light rather than radio frequencies, which can illustrate fine detail of the ground surface.

Courtesy Ben Jones

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Video Visit

A pa site visit with archaeologist Vanessa Tanner

What else to do there:

There are two other pa on the park, industrial remains from the former magazine use including a wharf. Fishing, swimming, walks.

Web info:

Auckland Council webpage on Waitawa. https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/parks-recreation/Pages/park-details.aspx?Location=3402

Aileen Fox THE PA, N43/59, AT PAWHETAU POINT, KAWAKAWA BAY, CLEVEDON, SOUTH AUCKLAND Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum Vol. 11 (December 17th, 1974), pp. 15-22 https://www.jstor.org/stable/42906204?fbclid=IwAR2SlPzfERHyTC8iq8TalQotEbxx-fqE54EraJZ1l6_2T0Tb0p7UWY1pZX8

Wikipedia's article on the park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waitawa_Regional_Park