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Waitākere Ranges

The Waitākere Ranges is a mountain range in New Zealand. Located in West Auckland between metropolitan Auckland and the Tasman Sea, the ranges and its foothills and coasts comprise some 27,720 hectares (68,500 acres) of public and private land. The area, traditionally known to Māori as Te Wao Nui o Tiriwa (The Great Forest of Tiriwa), is of local…

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Country
New Zealand
Elevation
474 m (1,555 ft)
Peak
Te Toiokawharu
Rock age
Miocene

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Waitākere Ranges

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Waitākere Ranges

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related to Regional Park · 26
Waitākere Ranges → After, Arthur Mead, Auckland, Auckland City Council, Auckland University College, By, City Council, Gap, Government, Huia, Hunua Ranges, In, It, Mead, New Zealand, Nihotupu, Owing, Park, Piha, Sir Algernon Thomas
related to Conservation and kauri dieback · 21
Waitākere Ranges → Act, After, Ark, Auckland Council, Bird, By, First, Forest, In, In March, Maki, New Zealand, North Island, Park, Peter Maddison, Te Kawerau, The, The Waitākere Ranges Regional, This, Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area
related to history · 21
Waitākere Ranges → Auckland, Bethells Beach, Hunua Ranges, In, Maki, Manukau Harbour, Much, Paikea, Rakatāura, Tahurangi, Tainui, Te Henga, Te Kawerau, Te Mokoroa, Te Wao Nui, The, The Māori, Tiriwa, Tāmaki Māori, Tūrehu
related to Water reservoirs · 17
Waitākere Ranges → Auckland, Bethells Beach, Between, By, Further, Huia Reservoir, Lower Nihotupu Reservoir, Maki, Māori, Te Henga, Te Kawerau, The, The Waitākere Dam, Upper Nihotupu Reservoir, Waitākere Dam, Waitākere Falls, Waitākere River
related to Biodiversity · 15
Waitākere Ranges → At, Australia, Hochstetter's, Holocene, In, New Zealand, New Zealand's, Otakamiro Point, Peripatoides, Sophora, The, The Waitākere Ranges, Veronica, Waitākere, West Auckland
related to Etymology · 15
Waitākere Ranges → Bethells Beach, Hikurangi, In Māori, Kaipara Harbour, Manukau Harbour, Muriwai, Te Henga, Te Wao Nui, The, The Great Forest, Tiriwa, Wai-tākere, Waitākere Bay, Waitākere River, Western Waitākere Ranges
related to Geology · 12
Waitākere Ranges → Karekare, Many, Much, Muriwai, Nihotupu Formation, Ninepin Rock, Piha Formation, Pukematekeo, Te Toka-Tapu-a-Kupe, The, The Waitākere Ranges, Waitākere
related to Kauri logging industry · 12
Waitākere Ranges → Anawhata, Approximately, Between, During, European, In, Kauri, Manukau Harbour, Paratutae Island, The, Tāmaki Māori, Whatipu
related to Geography · 11
Waitākere Ranges → Along, Auckland, Huia, Pukematekeo, Ruaotuwhenua, Swanson, Te Toiokawharu, The, The Scenic Drive, Titirangi, Waiatarua
related to Demographics · 10
Waitākere Ranges → Bethells Beach, Huia, June, Karekare, LGBTIQ, New Zealand, Piha, Te Henga, The, There

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ranges waitākere auckland kauri te park regional new māori area west people waitakere isbn zealand council many piha forest history

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Waitākere RangesCountryNew Zealand1.00infobox
Waitākere RangesElevation474 m (1,555 ft)1.00infobox
Waitākere RangesPeakTe Toiokawharu1.00infobox
Waitākere RangesRock ageMiocene1.00infobox
Waitākere Rangesis amountain range in New Zealand0.90text
kūmarainstance ofsheltered valleys of the west coast streams were well suited for growing crops0.80text
taroinstance ofsheltered valleys of the west coast streams were well suited for growing crops0.80text
hueinstance ofsheltered valleys of the west coast streams were well suited for growing crops0.80text
fishing netsinstance ofSurveys in the early 1900s uncovered traditional textile fragments0.80text
basketsinstance ofSurveys in the early 1900s uncovered traditional textile fragments0.80text
cloak fragmentsinstance ofSurveys in the early 1900s uncovered traditional textile fragments0.80text
from locations such as Anawhatainstance ofSurveys in the early 1900s uncovered traditional textile fragments0.80text

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