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MATAKANA

Matakana, Auckland, New Zealand. The gallery includes images of Matakana, Tawharanui, Omaha, Ti Point, Leigh, Whagateau and Pakiri Beach.

   Little Barrier 19 Sep 2016                                    Pakiri Beach 50 Sep 2016                                    Tawharanui 3 Oct 2013   

Sandspit

 Coloured Dinghy 1 Aug 2012                                             Coloured Dinghy 2 Aug 2012                 ​Coloured Dinghy 3 Aug 2012

Whagateau

    Whagateau 5 Oct 2013                                        Whagateau Hall 2 Oct 2013                                ​Whagateau 6 Oct 2013
   Whagateau 1 Oct 2013                                        Omaha 1 Oct 2013                                               ​Whagateau 1 Oct 2013

Matakana and Omaha

Before the arrival of Europeans to the District, there were Maori settlements at Tawharanui, Omaha and Mahurangi. In 1841 a large tract of land, known then as The Mahurangi Purchase, was bought by the Crown from Hauraki tribes who claimed the land through earlier conquests. 
Early European settlement was at Sandspit at the river mouth. Timber resources in upper Matakana (now Matakana Village) resulted in settlers moving up the river around 1848. By 1853 John Heydn was operating a saw mill at the falls on the Matakana River. During the mid 1850's, flax was harvested from the area. 1864 saw the establishment of the first public building in Matakana Village. This was the Presbyterian School, which served as a church on Sundays. The church has been relocated at The Matakana Country Park and is still in use. By the turn of the century ship building, fruit growing and farming were the main industries. A Dairy Factory was operational from 1902, the building is still used today, as a gift store. Clay from the area was made into bricks at the factory in Brick Bay, near Sandspit. In 1978, Anthony Morris and Sue James set up their pottery which grew to become of the town's largest employers and 35 years on one of its main tourist attractions. Source; Web. Matakana Information Centre Inc. (edited).
    Matakana Village 15 Oct 2013                                          ​Omaha Wharf 3 Sep 2016                      ​Omaha Flats Church 1 Oct 2013
  Omaha Flats 1 (Jones Rd)  Oct 2013                                       Jones Rd 27 Feb 2016                     ​Omaha Boat Ramp 130 Feb 2016
    ​Moonrise Over Ti Point Feb 2016                         Omaha Boat Ramp 1 Feb 2016                            ​Omaha Moonrise 4 Feb 2016

Sawmill Cafe, Leigh.

   Sawmill Basement Switchboard 1 Jul 2015              Sawmill Basement Door 1 Jul 2015                 Sawmill Basement Nude 1 Jul 2015
   Sawmill 73 Sep 2016                                               Sawmill 78 Sep 2016                                           ​Sawmill Basement 5 Jul 2015

Pakiri Beach,Warkworth. Auckland.

    Pakiri Beach 59 Sep 2016                                   Hen and Chickens 27 Sep 2016                           ​Pakiri Beach 46 Sep 2016
    Campbells Beach 3 Aug 2012                             Big Omaha 1 Aug 2012                                        ​Ti Point 1 Aug 2012
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  • Home
  • Locations
    • Northland >
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      • Whangaroa
      • The Far North
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      • West Auckland
      • Matakana
    • Coromandel >
      • Colville
      • Coromandel Peninsula
      • Thames
    • National Park >
      • Whakapapa
      • Central Plateau
      • Ohakune
      • Lahar Path
    • MacKenzie Country >
      • Ohau
      • Aoraki Mt Cook
    • Otago >
      • Maniototo
      • Makarora
      • Arrowtown
    • Westland >
      • Paparoa
      • South Westland
    • Fiordland >
      • Milford Highway
      • Manapouri
    • The Cook Islands >
      • Rarotonga
      • Aitutaki
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