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Hokianga, the Glossary

The Hokianga is an area surrounding the Hokianga Harbour, also known as the Hokianga River, a long estuarine drowned valley on the west coast in the north of the North Island of New Zealand.^[1]

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Geography of the Northland Region
Ports and harbours of New Zealand

Agathis

Agathis, commonly known as kauri or dammara, is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees, native to Australasia and Southeast Asia.

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Alternative lifestyle

An alternative lifestyle or unconventional lifestyle is a lifestyle perceived to be outside the norm for a given culture.

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Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe.

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Aotearoa

Aotearoa is the Māori-language name for New Zealand.

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Auckland

Auckland (Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of as of It is the most populous city of New Zealand and the fifth largest city in Oceania.

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Ōmāpere

Ōmāpere is a settlement on the south shore of Hokianga Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. Hokianga and Ōmāpere are Populated places in the Northland Region.

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Bailing (boats)

Bailing is the process of removing water from a vessel.

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Bay of Islands

The Bay of Islands is an area on the east coast of the Far North District of the North Island of New Zealand. Hokianga and Bay of Islands are far North District and Populated places in the Northland Region.

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Bottlenose dolphin

The bottlenose dolphin is a toothed whale in the genus Tursiops. They are common, cosmopolitan members of the family Delphinidae, the family of oceanic dolphins.

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Broadwood, New Zealand

Broadwood is a town about 25 km to the north of the north side of the Hokianga harbour, in Northland, New Zealand. Hokianga and Broadwood, New Zealand are far North District and Populated places in the Northland Region.

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Charles de Thierry

Charles Philippe Hippolyte de Thierry (April 1793 – 8 July 1864) was a nineteenth-century adventurer who attempted to establish his own sovereign state in New Zealand in the years before the Treaty of Waitangi between the British Crown and the Maori chiefs in 1840.

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Christian mission

A Christian mission is an organized effort to carry on evangelism or other activities, such as educational or hospital work, in the name of the Christian faith.

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Dog Tax War

The Dog Tax war was a confrontation in 1898 between the Crown and a group of Northern Māori, led by Hone Riiwi Toia, opposed to the enforcement of a 'dog tax'. Hokianga and Dog Tax War are far North District.

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Dolphin

A dolphin is an aquatic mammal in the clade Odontoceti (toothed whale).

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Estuary

An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.

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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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Gelignite

Gelignite, also known as blasting gelatin or simply "jelly", is an explosive material consisting of collodion-cotton (a type of nitrocellulose or guncotton) dissolved in either nitroglycerine or nitroglycol and mixed with wood pulp and saltpetre (sodium nitrate or potassium nitrate).

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George McCall Smith

George Marshall McCall Smith (1882–1958) was a Scottish medical doctor, medical superintendent and community leader in New Zealand.

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Gilbert Mair (trader)

Gilbert Mair (23 May 1799 – 16 July 1857) was a sailor and a merchant trader who visited New Zealand for the first time when he was twenty, and lived there from 1824 till his death.

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Hauora

Hauora is a Māori philosophy of health and well-being unique to New Zealand.

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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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Hīkoi

A hīkoi is a walk or march, and especially a protest march or parade, in New Zealand.

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Henry Williams (missionary)

Henry Williams (11 February 1792 – 16 July 1867) was the leader of the Church Missionary Society (CMS) mission in New Zealand in the first half of the 19th century.

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Herald (1826 ship)

Herald was a 55-ton schooner that was launched on 24 January 1826 at Paihia in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand.

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Horeke

Horeke (Hōreke) is a settlement in the upper reaches of the Hokianga Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. Hokianga and Horeke are Populated places in the Northland Region.

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Horeke basalts

The Horeke basalts is a disused formation that contained Miocene-Pliocene basalt lava flows that covered a large area in central Northland Region of New Zealand, and in places forms a high plateau around Okaihau.

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Iwi

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

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Jean-Baptiste Pompallier

Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier (11 December 1801 – 21 December 1871) was the first Roman Catholic bishop in New Zealand and, with priests and brothers of the Marist order, he organised the Roman Catholic Church throughout the country.

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Kaikohe

Kaikohe is the seat of the Far North District of New Zealand, situated on State Highway 12 about 260 km from Auckland. Hokianga and Kaikohe are far North District and Populated places in the Northland Region.

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Kohukohu, New Zealand

Kohukohu is a village on the Hokianga Harbour in the Northland Region of New Zealand. Hokianga and Kohukohu, New Zealand are Populated places in the Northland Region.

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Koutu

Koutu is a suburb of Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.

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Kupe

Kupe was a legendary Polynesian explorer who, according to Māori oral history, was the first person to discover New Zealand.

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Mana (Oceanian cultures)

In Melanesian and Polynesian cultures, mana is a supernatural force that permeates the universe.

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Mangamuka

Mangamuka is a district in Northland, New Zealand, at the junction of the Mangamuka and Opurehu Rivers. Hokianga and Mangamuka are Populated places in the Northland Region.

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Mangamuka River

The Mangamuka River is a river of the far north of the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island.

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Matahourua

In Māori tradition, Matahourua was the canoe of the legendary hero Kupe, who, in some accounts, was the discoverer of Aotearoa (New Zealand) (Craig 1989:161, Grey 1970:108, 161–3).

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Matihetihe

Matihetihe is a community in the Hokianga area of Northland, New Zealand. Hokianga and Matihetihe are far North District and Populated places in the Northland Region.

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Māngungu Mission

Māngungu Mission was the second mission station established in New Zealand by the Wesleyan Missionary Society. Hokianga and Māngungu Mission are far North District.

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Māori people

Māori are the indigenous Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand (Aotearoa).

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Methodism

Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a Protestant Christian tradition whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley.

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Mitimiti

Mitimiti is a small settlement in Northland, New Zealand. Hokianga and Mitimiti are far North District and Populated places in the Northland Region.

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Motukaraka Island

Motukaraka Island (Auckland) (Island of Karaka) is a uninhabited island off the coast of Beachlands in Auckland, New Zealand with historical significance and a rich history of Māori occupation.

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Motuti River

The Motuti River is a short, wide river in the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island.

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New Zealand

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

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Ngahue

According to Māori mythology Ngahue (sometimes known as Ngake) was a contemporary of Kupe and one of the first Polynesian explorers to reach New Zealand.

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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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Northland Region

The Northland Region (Te Tai Tokerau) is the northernmost of New Zealand's 16 local government regions.

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Omanaia

Omanaia (Ōmanaia) is a settlement in the Hokianga area of Northland, New Zealand. Hokianga and Omanaia are far North District and Populated places in the Northland Region.

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Omanaia River

The Omanaia River is a river of the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island.

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Onehunga

Onehunga is a suburb of Auckland in New Zealand and the location of the Port of Onehunga, the city's small port on the Manukau Harbour.

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Opo (dolphin)

Opo was a bottlenose dolphin who became famous throughout New Zealand during the summers of 1955 to 1956 for playing with the children of the small town of Opononi on the Hokianga harbour.

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Opononi

Opononi is a settlement on the south shore of Hokianga Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. Hokianga and Opononi are Populated places in the Northland Region.

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Orca

The orca (Orcinus orca), or killer whale, is a toothed whale that is the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family.

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Order of New Zealand

The Order of New Zealand is the highest honour in the New Zealand royal honours system, created "to recognise outstanding service to the Crown and people of New Zealand in a civil or military capacity".

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organizations, and public service outside the civil service.

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Orira River

The Orira River is a river of the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island.

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Panguru

Panguru is a community in the northern Hokianga harbour, in Northland, New Zealand. Hokianga and Panguru are Populated places in the Northland Region.

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Pā

The word pā (often spelled pa in English) can refer to any Māori village or defensive settlement, but often refers to hillforts – fortified settlements with palisades and defensive terraces – and also to fortified villages.

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Pākehā

Pākehā (or Pakeha) is a Māori-language word used in English, particularly in New Zealand.

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Pelorus Jack

Pelorus Jack (fl. 1888 – April 1912; pronounced) was a Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) that was famous for meeting and escorting ships through a stretch of water in Cook Strait, New Zealand.

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Rangiahua

Rangiahua is a small locality near the Hokianga Harbour in the Northland Region of New Zealand. Hokianga and Rangiahua are far North District and Populated places in the Northland Region.

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Rawene

Rawene is a town on the south side of the Hokianga harbour, in Northland, New Zealand. Hokianga and Rawene are far North District and Populated places in the Northland Region.

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Reformation

The Reformation, also known as the Protestant Reformation and the European Reformation, was a major theological movement in Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the papacy and the authority of the Catholic Church.

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Schooner

A schooner is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts and, in the case of a two-masted schooner, the foremast generally being shorter than the mainmast.

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Southern right whale

The southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) is a baleen whale, one of three species classified as right whales belonging to the genus Eubalaena.

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Spanish flu

The 1918–1920 flu pandemic, also known as the Great Influenza epidemic or by the common misnomer Spanish flu, was an exceptionally deadly global influenza pandemic caused by the H1N1 subtype of the influenza A virus.

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Taheke

Taheke or Tāheke is a village and rural community in the Far North District and Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. Hokianga and Taheke are far North District and Populated places in the Northland Region.

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Tapuwae River

The Tapuwae River is a river of the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island.

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Tasman Sea

The Tasman Sea is a marginal sea of the South Pacific Ocean, situated between Australia and New Zealand.

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Tāne Mahuta

Tāne Mahuta, also called "God of the Forest", is a giant kauri tree (Agathis australis) in the Waipoua Forest of Northland Region, New Zealand. Hokianga and Tāne Mahuta are far North District.

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Tāwhirirangi

In Māori tradition, Tāwhirirangi was one of the great ocean-going, voyaging canoes that was used in the migrations that settled New Zealand.

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Te Rarawa

Te Rarawa is a Māori iwi of Northland, New Zealand.

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Thomas Kendall

Thomas Kendall (13 December 1778 – 6 August 1832) was a New Zealand missionary, recorder of the Māori language, schoolmaster, arms dealer, and Pākehā Māori.

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Tombolo

A tombolo is a sandy or shingle isthmus.

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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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Umawera

Umawera is a community in Northland, New Zealand. Hokianga and Umawera are far North District and Populated places in the Northland Region.

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Waihou River (Northland)

The Waihou River is a small river in the Northland Region region of New Zealand's North Island.

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Waimamaku

Waimamaku is a village and rural community, based along the banks of the Waimamaku River south of the Hokianga Harbour on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. Hokianga and Waimamaku are far North District and Populated places in the Northland Region.

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References

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

Also known as Hokianga Harbour, Hokianga River, Hokianga, New Zealand, North Hokianga, Omapere, Hokianga, Te Hokianga-nui-a-Kupe, The Hokianga.

, Onehunga, Opo (dolphin), Opononi, Orca, Order of New Zealand, Order of the British Empire, Orira River, Panguru, Pā, Pākehā, Pelorus Jack, Rangiahua, Rawene, Reformation, Schooner, Southern right whale, Spanish flu, Taheke, Tapuwae River, Tasman Sea, Tāne Mahuta, Tāwhirirangi, Te Rarawa, Thomas Kendall, Tombolo, Treaty of Waitangi, Umawera, Waihou River (Northland), Waimamaku, Waimā, Waipoua Forest, Wairere Boulders, Wairere River, Walter Buller, Weller brothers, Wellington, Whakarapa River, Whangape Harbour, Whangārei, Whina Cooper, Whirinaki River (Northland), Whirinaki, Northland, William Hobson.

Hokianga, the Glossary

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See also

Geography of the Northland Region

Ports and harbours of New Zealand

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