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Bay of Islands, the Glossary

The Bay of Islands is an area on the east coast of the Far North District of the North Island of New Zealand.^[1]

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Bays of the Northland Region
Whaling in New Zealand

Cape Brett Peninsula

Cape Brett Peninsula (Rākaumangamanga) is a long peninsula in the Bay of Islands, in the Northland Region of New Zealand. Bay of Islands and Cape Brett Peninsula are far North District.

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Cape Reinga (sometimes spelled Rēinga, Te Rerenga Wairua), and officially Cape Reinga / Te Rerenga Wairua, is the northwesternmost tip of the Aupōuri Peninsula, at the northern end of the North Island of New Zealand. Bay of Islands and Cape Reinga are far North District.

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Catamaran

A catamaran (informally, a "cat") is a watercraft with two parallel hulls of equal size.

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Charles Darwin

Charles Robert Darwin (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology.

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Diffuse sky radiation

Diffuse sky radiation is solar radiation reaching the Earth's surface after having been scattered from the direct solar beam by molecules or particulates in the atmosphere.

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Dusky Sound

Tamatea / Dusky Sound is a fiord on the southwest corner of New Zealand, in Fiordland National Park.

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Far North District

The Far North District is the northernmost territorial authority district of New Zealand, consisting of the northern part of the Northland Peninsula in the North Island.

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Flagstaff War

The Flagstaff War, also known as Heke's War, Hōne Heke's Rebellion and the Northern War, was fought between 11 March 1845 and 11 January 1846 in and around the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Bay of Islands and Flagstaff War are far North District.

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Hawaiki

In Polynesian mythology, Hawaiki (also rendered as Avaiki in Cook Islands Māori, Savaii in Samoan, Havaii in Tahitian, Hawaii in Hawaiian) is the original home of the Polynesians, before dispersal across Polynesia.

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Hōne Heke

Hōne Wiremu Heke Pōkai (1807/1808 – 7 August 1850), born Heke Pōkai and later often referred to as Hōne Heke, was a highly influential Māori rangatira (chief) of the Ngāpuhi iwi (tribe) and a war leader in northern New Zealand; he was affiliated with the Ngati Rahiri, Ngai Tawake, Ngati Tautahi, Te Matarahurahu and Te Uri-o-Hua hapū (subtribes) of Ngāpuhi.

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Iwi

Iwi are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society.

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James Cook

Captain James Cook (– 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, cartographer and naval officer famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and to New Zealand and Australia in particular.

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Kerikeri

Kerikeri is the largest town in Northland, New Zealand. Bay of Islands and Kerikeri are far North District and populated places in the Northland Region.

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Māori migration canoes

Māori oral histories recount how their ancestors set out from their homeland in waka hourua, large twin-hulled ocean-going canoes (waka).

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Mātaatua

Mātaatua was one of the great voyaging canoes by which Polynesians migrated to New Zealand, according to Māori tradition.

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Mission House

The Mission House at Kerikeri in New Zealand was completed in 1822 as part of the Kerikeri Mission Station by the Church Missionary Society, and is New Zealand's oldest surviving building. Bay of Islands and Mission House are far North District.

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Missionary

A missionary is a member of a religious group who is sent into an area in order to promote its faith or provide services to people, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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Ngāpuhi

Ngāpuhi (or Ngā Puhi) is a Māori iwi associated with the Northland regions of New Zealand centred in the Hokianga, the Bay of Islands, and Whangārei.

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North Island

The North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui, 'the fish of Māui', officially North Island or Te Ika-a-Māui or historically New Ulster) is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but less populous South Island by Cook Strait.

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Okiato

Okiato or Old Russell is a small town in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, south of present-day Russell. Bay of Islands and Okiato are far North District and populated places in the Northland Region.

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Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions.

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Paihia

Paihia is the main tourist town in the Bay of Islands in the Northland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. Bay of Islands and Paihia are far North District and populated places in the Northland Region.

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Penguin Books

Penguin Books Limited is a British publishing house.

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Purerua Peninsula

Purerua Peninsula is a peninsula on the northwest side of the Bay of Islands in Northland, New Zealand. Bay of Islands and Purerua Peninsula are far North District.

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Ria

A ria (ría, feminine noun derived from río, river) is a coastal inlet formed by the partial submergence of an unglaciated river valley.

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Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro.

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Russell, New Zealand

Russell, also known by the Māori name, is a town in the Bay of Islands, in New Zealand's far north. Bay of Islands and Russell, New Zealand are far North District and populated places in the Northland Region.

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Seal hunting

Seal hunting, or sealing, is the personal or commercial hunting of seals.

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South Island

The South Island (Te Waipounamu, 'the waters of Greenstone', officially South Island or Te Waipounamu or historically New Munster) is the largest of the three major islands of New Zealand in surface area, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island and sparsely populated Stewart Island.

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Stone Store

The Stone Store at Kerikeri in the Bay of Islands is New Zealand's oldest surviving stone building. Bay of Islands and stone Store are far North District.

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Te Pahi

Te Pahi (Tippahee in traditional orthography; died 1810) was a Māori tribal leader and traveller from New Zealand.

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The New Zealand Herald

The New Zealand Herald is a daily newspaper published in Auckland, New Zealand, owned by New Zealand Media and Entertainment, and considered a newspaper of record for New Zealand.

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Treaty of Waitangi

The Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi), sometimes referred to as Te Tiriti, is a document of central importance to the history of New Zealand, its constitution, and its national mythos.

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United States Exploring Expedition

The United States Exploring Expedition of 1838–1842 was an exploring and surveying expedition of the Pacific Ocean and surrounding lands conducted by the United States.

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Urupukapuka Island

Urupukapuka Island is the largest island in the Bay of Islands of New Zealand, located about 7.3 km from Paihia. Bay of Islands and Urupukapuka Island are far North District.

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Waitangi, Northland

Waitangi is a locality on the north side of the Waitangi River in the Bay of Islands, north of Whangārei, on the North Island of New Zealand. Bay of Islands and Waitangi, Northland are far North District and populated places in the Northland Region.

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Whaler

A whaler or whaling ship is a specialized vessel, designed or adapted for whaling: the catching or processing of whales.

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Whaling in New Zealand

Commercial whaling in New Zealand waters began late in the 18th century and continued until 1965.

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Whangaroa

Whangaroa, also known as Whangaroa Village to distinguish it the larger area of the former Whangaroa County, is a settlement on Whangaroa Harbour in the Far North District of New Zealand. Bay of Islands and Whangaroa are far North District and populated places in the Northland Region.

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Whangārei

Whangārei is the northernmost city in New Zealand and the regional capital of Northland Region. Bay of Islands and Whangārei are populated places in the Northland Region.

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Zane Grey

Pearl Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 – October 23, 1939) was an American author and dentist.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_of_Islands

Also known as Bay of Islands, New Zealand, Orokawa Peninsula, The bay of islands, new zealand.

Bay of Islands, the Glossary

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See also

Bays of the Northland Region

Whaling in New Zealand

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