Pawhetau, Waitawa Regional Park - Visit

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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).

Here is a You Tube video where an archaeologist talks about the site. Template:YouTube

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