Reflections from a landscape, on pauatahanui inlet, in. Follow this road until you come to a roundabout, turn right to pauatahanui and then left into grays road. The forest birds of the area and the fish and shellfish of the inlet would have been attractive to their huntergatherer way of life and would have remained so for many centuries. Environment and conservation organisations of aotearoa. He lives on the banks of the pauatahanui inlet, north of wellington, with jan, his. Find session times and book tickets for light house pauatahanui, wellington. Sea level drops below the height of the protective lagoon rim for a few hours during low tide, effectively isolating the remaining water. Note the large crab tunnels, a means by which much sand is continually mixed with the organic material. Poriruas double harbour evolved from an ancient river system, which was drowned by the rising sea about 5,000 years ago. Interviewed on radio nz national this morning, he was in general agreement with the findings of auditor general about the deteriorating state of water in new zealand. It is an estuarine area of great ecological significance for the lower half of the north island. The pauatahanui inlet is the larger of the two arms of the porirua harbour. Blain biographical directory of anglican clergy in the south pacific ordained before 1931 2017 update this directory has been researched and compiled without funding but with voluntary assistance from hundreds of correspondents and agencies from 1991 to 2017.
Pdf investigating subduction earthquake geology along the. The history and present vegetation of the macrophyte swamp at pukepuke lagoon. Council district plan, kapiti coast district plan, and key historical texts and sources. The inlet is small in comparison to its 109 km2 steepland. This is the tide calendar for pauatahanui inlet in wellington, new zealand. If youre looking for boutique cinemas and great film, youve found us. Environment and conservation organisations of aotearoa new. May 21, 20 a motorbike ride around pauatahanui inlet. You must book ahead for events with maximum numbers. Tide calendars prediction pauatahanui inlet windfinder.
Bernard healy so7 bureau, department of scientific and industrial research, private bag, lower hutt, new zealand abstract community concern at the effects of accelerated land development on pauatahanui inlet, an estuary close to wellington, new zealand, led. It is at the far eastern end of what was known as the pauatahanui inlet since. This is a book about the natural rise and the humaninduced. This includes residents of pauatahanui village, paekakariki hill, ju. Porirua anzac memorial stories behind the names meeting. In order to live by yeonmi park is the true story of her family growing up in the north korean dictatorship. In 1904 a community hall was erected on the site of the current cinema. Groundup cafe pauatahanui menu view the menu for groundup cafe wellington on zomato for delivery, dineout or takeaway, groundup cafe menu and prices. The pauatahanui inlet is home to many waterfowl and waders including pied shag, banded dotterel, pied oystercatcher, variable oystercatcher, caspian tern, grey teal, royal spoonbill, with occasionally visiting bartailed godwits. We want to provide all our students with confidence and skills to achieve their dreams. Pauatahanui a local history was successfully launched at pataka on 24 october with a big crowd in attendance. Photo thanks to graham craig newsletter for october 2019. Temperature variability in a shallow, tidally isolated.
From the calm of the pauatahanui inlet, to the surge of the plimmerton harbour, the kask kayak fest 2018 wellington promises to introduce you to new places, all contained in a small area. Its swordshaped leaves grow in a fan shape and in spring, birds particularly tui flock to feed on the nectar of its tubelike flowers, blooming on stems up to 4. The pauatahanui inlet community trust pict was established in 2002 to ensure that the inlet and its catchment is managed to. No liability is accepted by this company or any employee or subconsultant of this company with respect to its use by any other person.
Cambridge core ecology and conservation ecology of cities and towns edited by mark j. This index deals with images taken by robs photography at various parts of the beautiful pauatahanui inlet, and it includes sections for. Map from james cowan, the new zealand wars vol 1 nzetc website pauatahanui te rangihaeata wellington wars maps. Please click on the images below to obtain enlargements. Search other ministry sites te ara encyclopedia of new. Bring a picnic and togs for lunch and a swim after. Follow this road until you reach motukaraka point on your left. The reserve land adjoins the pauatahanui inlet wildlife refuge, which covers that. Map 8 from his book shows the sites in the vicinity of paekakariki figure 2. Porirua, wednesday 29 march, 7pm rsa 57 mckillop street, porirua brian says, come along to porirua historical associations presentation about the. Regional councils are too forgiving and our waterways are the worse for it. Hydrology of the catchments draining to the pauatahanui inlet. Walking tracks walkingonly tracks start at the gate to the front paddocks beside the rangers house. Throw in great coffee, wine, and food, then sit back, relax and unwind with light house cinema.
New zealand flax flourishes at the shores of pauatahanui inlet this is one of our most distinctive native plants. Coming from the hutt valley heading north on state highway 2, turn left at the haywards turn off at the sign to pauatahanui and porirua. This page is a general introduction to the fish of the pauatahanui inlet. Karen is a professional history researcher and writer and the author of more than 10 history books, most about nelsontasman history. Poriruas central business district cbd is about 20 km north of the wellington city cbd.
Wellington conservation board te runanga papa atawhai o. The quick way to the cbd is to follow the state highway along the south shore of the pauatahanui inlet to state highway 1 at the occasionally congested paremata roundabout and turn left to drive southwest to the porirua offramp. The pauatahanui wildlife management reserve is an area of approximately 50 ha that contains the most signifcant saltmarsh in the lower north island. Birds include bartailed godwit, royal spoonbill, caspian tern, paradise duck, pied stilt, sacred kingfisher, whitefaced heron, new zealand shoveler, pukeko and black shag. Groundup cafe menu, menu for groundup cafe, pauatahanui. This document has been prepared for the benefit of porirua city council. Factors influencing 14c ages of the pacific rat rattus. Pauatahanui was a bustling settlement, and many vaudeville acts, plays and musical performances occurred at the hall. Oral history handed down through the ages tells us that early hawaiians viewed waikiki as a place of hospitality and healing. We strive to show a diverse range of independent film, and some brilliant blockbusters too. Investigating subduction earthquake geology along the southern hikurangi margin using palaeoenvironmental histories of intertidal inlets.
The earlier sections of this book describe the units of classi. It is time for good news and while we are seeing more good stories this issue of rotary down under magazine will be a welcome relief. The inlet page 3 still on the horizon update on the pauatahanui history book t he book is currently at the publishers being edited no small feat when dealing with,000 words and hundreds of old pictures, maps and graphics. About the the pauatahanui resident s association the pauatahanui resident s association is a voluntary organisation which represents the community of pauatahanui. Porirua sprawls from tawa in the south, all the way around its.
Resenes history of continuous innovation is teamed with a nimbleness not often seen in a company of this size. Pauatahanui wildlife reserve brochure december 2010. Pauatahanui judgeford structure plan technical report status. Early polynesians moahunters were probably visiting the pauatahanui inlet by about 1200 ad. Get your 3day weather forecast for pauatahanui, wellington, new zealand. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
History is ourselves kenneth clark, civilisation we live and move and have our being within certain contexts. In local government terms, pauatahanui is part of the northern ward of porirua city. On water robyn moores blog fresh water in new zealand. The porirua harbour and its catchment porirua city council. Light house pauatahanui movie times sign insign up. History the pauatahanui wildlife management reserve is an area of approximately 50 ha that contains the most signifcant saltmarsh in the lower north island. Bernard healy so7 bureau, department of scientific and industrial research, private bag, lower hutt, new zealand abstract community concern at the effects of accelerated land development on pauatahanui inlet, an estuary close to wellington, new zealand, led to a 3year multidisciplinary study. Grays beach, fronting halekulani, was known for its healing waters, or kawehewehe a hawaiian word that translates to. This page provides links to educational resources about te awaruaoporirua harbour, as well as other supporting documents and information for teachers. Pauatahanui inlet, porirua harbour kapiti island nature reserve pencarrow head, kohunga lakes mana island. This has been written by helen reilly in association with the pauatahanui history group and has been several years in the making. The living waters documentary project is designed to encourage the community to be informed, to be aware and to take action. The most familiar and therefore predictable is the individual context.
An isotopic database for the pacificpolynesian rat rattus exulans and foods that it scavenges is used to examine dietinduced 14 c age variation in omnivores. Pauatahanui inlet is the only large estuarine wetland left in the. Guardians of pauatahanui inlet if you like what you see here please join us. Professor harrison chair in sedimentary geology director, coastal studies institute department of geology and geophysics. The book spans modern whitby to paekakariki, haywards hill to the beginnings of camborne. Apr 20, 2018 a dolphin has been found dead in pauatahanui inlet just outside wellington. In 2011 the pauatahanui inlet community trust produced living waters. Morphological and molecular characterisation of spirinia. Because the lagoon is shallow, its temperature change from diurnal solar. Parish with a mission by geoff pryor foreword the parish today. In the early 1970s the development of sections at whitby on the south of the pauatahanui inlet caused noticeable silting and raised community concerns. See more ideas about new zealand, wellington new zealand and new zealand houses. More members means more influence in promoting the communitys view on protection of the inlet. Book lovers group this month we had 9 people present, eager to share their reading experiences with the group.
Pdf census data on benthic foraminiferal tests in 45 surface sediment samples from pauatahanui inlet, wellington, new zealand, are analysed by. Porirua is a city in the wellington urban area in the southern north island of new zealand. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. May 04, 2012 these are photos i took in may, 2012, from greys road, the road that links plimmerton, and pauatahanui, in nz. International day of the girl girl scouts of japan visit japanese prime minister shinzo abe five girl scouts visited japanese prime minister shinzo abe on saturday 12 october 20, celebrating the second international day of the girl. Greater wellington regional council now has stream testing kits available to loan to schools. The porirua cbd is near the southern end of the city, southwest of the less picturesque of the two almost landlocked arms of. Te awaruaoporirua harbour, commonly known as porirua harbour, is a natural inlet in the southwestern coast of the north island of new zealand. The cause of death was unknown, and the body would be shipped to otago university marine team for inspection. Pauatahanui inlet is the largest in porirua and the most extensive relatively unmodified estuarine area in the southern part of the north island. Pauatahanui inlet was accessible only to small boats. Tommys commercial manager chris gollins, who is brokering the sales, said the new link road would make whitby more appealing for people who needed to. Resources for teachers nau mai, haere mai welcome teachers.
Population ecology studies on infaunal polychaetes of pauatahanui inlet. The pauatahanui inlet is a regionally and nationally significant natural resource and is recognised as an. In 1839, the londonbased new zealand company acquired land around both arms of the harbour, and planned a township at motukaraka on the pauatahanui inlet. This book is out of print but is available at public libraries. New zealand national institute of water and atmopheric research client report. Join the pra and support us to champion community views and interests. Looking out over plimmerton to porirua harbour and pauatahanui inlet. The inspiration to write this history came in 2009 when we were preparing to. Societys history friends formed in 1973 as a result of public concern over plans for extensive. Estuarine perspectives a new zealand research programme to assist community management of an estuary w. Guardians of pauatahanui inlet s annual photographic competition is under way.
At the beginning of the 20 th century, philo began his long hotel career, partnering with brotherinlaw george conant, to operate the one year old hotel glennmore at big moose lake. Pdf computer analysis of benthic foraminiferal associations. This page was last edited on 12 october 2019, at 00. This soil, from pauatahanui inlet, wellington, supports saltmarsh of sea rush juncus kraussii subsp. Plimmerton in history a local author has released a book based on the social history of plimmerton, pukerua bay, porirua and the kapiti coast. Ad summa greetings to the marsden family inside this issue school library 2 bishop justins visit 3. This map of porirua and pauatahanui inlet shows the location of paremata fort and rangihaeatas two pa, one on the shore and the other on battle hill. The first of these is the pictorial history book that we have referred to in past issues of the inlet. Mg bulletin dec 2015 jan 2016 mg car club wgtn regalia. There will be classes for learning new skills, polishing up on those already learned, or go with a group to the nearby mana island reserve. Typed in the body of the email or in a pdf format attached to the email would be great. Good news a big increase in cockle numbers has shown up in the latest survey by guardians of the pauatahanui inlet gopi.
Birds, birding trips and birdwatching tours in new zealand. Year 11 was awarded highly commended in the annual guardians of pauatahanui inlet photography competition. Dolphin found dead in pauatahanui inlet outside wellington. Life history and production of coloburiscus humeralis ephemeroptera. This book grew out of a longheld frustration ive had that artists in literature are. Pauatahanui inlet has remained at the present elevation. This ultimately led to a detailed 3year environmental study in 19751977, which was published as a book in 1980. Water and soil technical publication no 23 ministry of works and development. Pauatahanui wildlife reserve is a wetland reserve located in pauatahanui and on the eastern edge of the pauatahanui inlet of the porirua harbour in porirua, new zealand. Pauatahanuijudgeford structure plan technical report.
The inlet is the only large area of salt marsh and seagrass in the wellington region and has a. It is at the far eastern end of the pauatahanui inlet, an arm of the porirua harbour, northeast of wellington. Kevin parris from the oecd trade and agriculture directorate is undertaking a report on water quality in oecd nations. Tectonic and geologicalgeomorphic history, including current movement rates. Pauatahanui is a village in new zealands north island. Pauatahanui inlet photographs from the camborne walkway and. Distribution of meiobenthic copepods from various habitats in pauatahanui inlet, new zealand. Spirinia parasitifera is a common nematode species recorded from coastal habitats of the white, north and barents seas, the northwest atlantic, the maldives and australia, and exhibits a high degree of variability in some morphological characters. Forest and bird stated a willingness to carry the deficit in its books but that the. The remaining 46 ha is administered by the department of conservation. It is a local production and is an excellent natural history reference for young people.
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