Portages of New Zealand, the Glossary
Portages in New Zealand, known in Māori as Tō or Tōanga Waka, are locations where waka (canoes) could easily be transported overland.[1]
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116 relations: Albany, New Zealand, Aotea (canoe), Auckland, Auckland Council, Auckland Harbour Board, Auckland isthmus, Auckland Region, Auckland War Memorial Museum, Ātiu Creek Regional Park, Āwhitu Peninsula, Ōkura River, Ōrewa River, Ōruawharo River, Ōtāhuhu, Ōtāhuhu / Mount Richmond, Browns Bay, New Zealand, Environmental Protection Authority (New Zealand), Fencibles, Green Bay, New Zealand, Hakaru River, Hauraki Gulf, Helensville, Hibiscus Coast, Hongi Hika, Kaipara District Council, Kaipara Harbour, Kaipara River, Kaiwaka River, Karaka (tree), Kaukapakapa River, Kāinga, Ken Maunder Park, Kumeū River, Kumeu–Riverhead Section, Kupe, Lake Rotoaira, Lake Rotoehu, Lake Rotoiti (Bay of Plenty), Lake Rotorua, Lake Taupō, Lock (water navigation), Long Bay, New Zealand, Lucas Creek, Mangapai River, Mangawhai Harbour, Manukau Harbour, Matahourua, Matakatia, Maungakaramea, Māngere, ... Expand index (66 more) »
- Geography of New Zealand
- Polynesian culture
- Polynesian navigation
- Portages
- Proposed canals
- Water transport in New Zealand
Albany, New Zealand
Albany (Ōkahukura) is one of the northernmost suburbs of the contiguous Auckland metropolitan area in New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Albany, New Zealand
Aotea (canoe)
In Māori tradition, Aotea is one of the canoes (waka) in which Māori migrated to New Zealand; it is particularly associated with the tribes of Taranaki and Whanganui, including Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāruahine, Ngā Rauru and other tribal groups. Portages of New Zealand and Aotea (canoe) are Māori waka.
See Portages of New Zealand and Aotea (canoe)
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.
See Portages of New Zealand and Auckland
Auckland Council
Auckland Council (Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau) is the local government council for the Auckland Region in New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Auckland Council
Auckland Harbour Board
The Auckland Harbour Board was a public body that operated the ports of both Auckland and Onehunga from 1871 to 1988 and was dissolved in 1989.
See Portages of New Zealand and Auckland Harbour Board
Auckland isthmus
The Auckland isthmus, also known as the Tāmaki isthmus, is a narrow stretch of land on the North Island of New Zealand in the Auckland Region, and the location of the central suburbs of the city of Auckland, including the CBD.
See Portages of New Zealand and Auckland isthmus
Auckland Region
Auckland is one of the 16 regions of New Zealand, which takes its name from the eponymous urban area.
See Portages of New Zealand and Auckland Region
Auckland War Memorial Museum
The Auckland War Memorial Museum (Tāmaki Paenga Hira), also known as Auckland Museum, is one of New Zealand's most important museums and war memorials.
See Portages of New Zealand and Auckland War Memorial Museum
Ātiu Creek Regional Park
Ātiu Creek Regional Park is a regional park located south of Oruawharo River in the Kaipara Harbour in New Zealand's North Island.
See Portages of New Zealand and Ātiu Creek Regional Park
Āwhitu Peninsula
The Āwhitu Peninsula is a long peninsula in the North Island of New Zealand, extending north from the mouth of the Waikato River to the entrance to Manukau Harbour.
See Portages of New Zealand and Āwhitu Peninsula
Ōkura River
The Ōkura River, also known as the Ōkura Estuary, is a river in the north of the Auckland Region in the North Island of New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Ōkura River
Ōrewa River
The Ōrewa River is a river of the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island.
See Portages of New Zealand and Ōrewa River
Ōruawharo River
The Ōruawharo River is a river on the North Auckland Peninsula of New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Ōruawharo River
Ōtāhuhu
Ōtāhuhu is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand – to the southeast of the CBD, on a narrow isthmus between an arm of the Manukau Harbour to the west and the Tāmaki River estuary to the east.
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Ōtāhuhu / Mount Richmond
Ōtāhuhu / Mount Richmond is volcanic peak and Tūpuna Maunga (ancestral mountain) in the Auckland volcanic field.
See Portages of New Zealand and Ōtāhuhu / Mount Richmond
Browns Bay, New Zealand
Browns Bay is one of the most northernmost suburbs in the contiguous Auckland metropolitan area, located in the North Shore.
See Portages of New Zealand and Browns Bay, New Zealand
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) (Māori: Te Mana Rauhī Taiao) is a. It is New Zealand's national-level environmental regulator.
See Portages of New Zealand and Environmental Protection Authority (New Zealand)
Fencibles
The Fencibles (from the word defencible) were British regiments raised in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and in the colonies for defence against the threat of invasion during the Seven Years' War, the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812 in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
See Portages of New Zealand and Fencibles
Green Bay, New Zealand
Green Bay is a suburb of West Auckland.
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Hakaru River
The Hakaru River is a river in the Northland Region of New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Hakaru River
Hauraki Gulf
The Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana is a coastal feature of the North Island of New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Hauraki Gulf
Helensville
Helensville (Te Awaroa) is a town in the North Island of New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Helensville
Hibiscus Coast
The Hibiscus Coast is a populated area on a stretch of the Hauraki Gulf coast in New Zealand's Auckland Region.
See Portages of New Zealand and Hibiscus Coast
Hongi Hika
Hongi Hika (– 6 March 1828) was a New Zealand Māori rangatira (chief) and war leader of the iwi of Ngāpuhi.
See Portages of New Zealand and Hongi Hika
Kaipara District Council
Kaipara District Council (Kaunihera o Kaipara) is the territorial authority for the Kaipara District of New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Kaipara District Council
Kaipara Harbour
Kaipara Harbour is a large enclosed harbour estuary complex on the north western side of the North Island of New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Kaipara Harbour
Kaipara River
The Kaipara River drains the area to the northwest of Auckland, New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Kaipara River
Kaiwaka River
The Kaiwaka River is a river of New Zealand's Northland Region.
See Portages of New Zealand and Kaiwaka River
Karaka (tree)
Karaka or New Zealand laurel (Corynocarpus laevigatus) is an evergreen tree of the family Corynocarpaceae endemic to New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Karaka (tree)
Kaukapakapa River
The Kaukapakapa River is a river of New Zealand's North Island.
See Portages of New Zealand and Kaukapakapa River
Kāinga
A kāinga (Southern Māori kaika or kaik) is the traditional form of village habitation of pre-European Māori in New Zealand. Portages of New Zealand and kāinga are Māori culture.
See Portages of New Zealand and Kāinga
Ken Maunder Park
Ken Maunder Park, previously known as Rewa Park is a reserve and sports ground in the suburb of New Lynn in Auckland, New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Ken Maunder Park
Kumeū River
The Kumeū River drains the northern Waitākere Ranges near Auckland, New Zealand, running past the town of Kumeū before merging into the Kaipara River.
See Portages of New Zealand and Kumeū River
Kumeu–Riverhead Section
The Kumeu-Riverhead section was a short-lived railway line north-west of Auckland, New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Kumeu–Riverhead Section
Kupe
Kupe was a legendary Polynesian explorer who, according to Māori oral history, was the first person to discover New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Kupe
Lake Rotoaira
Lake Rotoaira (sometimes written Lake Roto-aira) is a small lake to the south of Lake Taupō on the North Island Volcanic Plateau in New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Lake Rotoaira
Lake Rotoehu
Lake Rotoehu is the smallest in a chain of three lakes to the northeast of Lake Rotorua in New Zealand's North Island.
See Portages of New Zealand and Lake Rotoehu
Lake Rotoiti (Bay of Plenty)
Lake Rotoiti is a lake in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Lake Rotoiti (Bay of Plenty)
Lake Rotorua
Lake Rotorua (Te Rotorua nui ā Kahumatamomoe) is the second largest lake in the North Island of New Zealand by surface area, and covers 79.8 km2.
See Portages of New Zealand and Lake Rotorua
Lake Taupō
Lake Taupō (also spelled Taupo; Taupō-nui-a-Tia or) is a large crater lake in New Zealand's North Island, located in the caldera of Taupō Volcano.
See Portages of New Zealand and Lake Taupō
Lock (water navigation)
A lock is a device used for raising and lowering boats, ships and other watercraft between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal waterways.
See Portages of New Zealand and Lock (water navigation)
Long Bay, New Zealand
Long Bay (Oneroa) is one of the northernmost suburbs of the North Shore, part of the contiguous Auckland metropolitan area located in New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Long Bay, New Zealand
Lucas Creek
Lucas Creek is a stream and tidal estuary of Upper Waitematā Harbour in the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island.
See Portages of New Zealand and Lucas Creek
Mangapai River
The Mangapai River is a river of the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island.
See Portages of New Zealand and Mangapai River
Mangawhai Harbour
The Mangawhai Harbour is a natural harbour in New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Mangawhai Harbour
Manukau Harbour
The Manukau Harbour is the second largest natural harbour in New Zealand by area.
See Portages of New Zealand and Manukau Harbour
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). Portages of New Zealand and Matahourua are Māori waka.
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Matakatia
Matakatia is a suburb situated on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula, towards the northern end of Auckland, New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Matakatia
Maungakaramea
Maungakaramea is a locality in Northland, New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Maungakaramea
Māngere
Māngere is a major suburb in South Auckland, New Zealand, located on mainly flat land on the northeastern shore of the Manukau Harbour, to the northwest of Manukau City Centre and 15 kilometres south of the Auckland city centre.
See Portages of New Zealand and Māngere
Māngere Bridge (bridges)
Māngere Bridge, officially also called the Manukau Harbour Crossing, is a dual motorway bridge over the Manukau Harbour in south-western Auckland, New Zealand, crossing between the suburb also known as Māngere Bridge (southern side) and the suburb of Onehunga (northern side).
See Portages of New Zealand and Māngere Bridge (bridges)
Māngere Inlet
Mangere Inlet is an arm of the Manukau Harbour, the southwestern of the two harbours of Auckland, New Zealand and itself an arm of the Tasman Sea.
See Portages of New Zealand and Māngere Inlet
Māori language
Māori, or te reo Māori ('the Māori language'), commonly shortened to te reo, is an Eastern Polynesian language and the language of the Māori people, the indigenous population of mainland New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Māori language
Māori people
Māori are the indigenous Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand (Aotearoa).
See Portages of New Zealand and Māori people
Mātaatua
Mātaatua was one of the great voyaging canoes by which Polynesians migrated to New Zealand, according to Māori tradition. Portages of New Zealand and Mātaatua are Māori waka.
See Portages of New Zealand and Mātaatua
Middlemore
Middlemore is a suburb of the former Manukau City, one of the four cities that made up the conurbation of Auckland, in northern New Zealand, until 2010.
See Portages of New Zealand and Middlemore
Ministry of Works and Development
The New Zealand Ministry of Works and Development, formerly the Department of Public Works and often referred to as the Public Works Department or PWD, was founded in 1871 and disestablished and sold off in 1988.
See Portages of New Zealand and Ministry of Works and Development
Mokoia Island
Mokoia Island is located in Lake Rotorua in New Zealand. Portages of New Zealand and Mokoia Island are Māori culture.
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Musket Wars
The Musket Wars were a series of as many as 3,000 battles and raids fought throughout New Zealand (including the Chatham Islands) among Māori between 1806 and 1845, after Māori first obtained muskets and then engaged in an intertribal arms race in order to gain territory or seek revenge for past defeats.
See Portages of New Zealand and Musket Wars
Mutukāroa / Hamlins Hill Regional Park
Mutukāroa / Hamlins Hill Regional Park is a regional park situated in the Auckland suburb of Penrose in New Zealand's North Island.
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New Zealand Government
The New Zealand Government (Te Kāwanatanga o Aotearoa) is the central government through which political authority is exercised in New Zealand.
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Ngarango Otainui Island
Ngarango Otainui Island is an Island privately owned by Arzan Hajee and Arif Hajee.
See Portages of New Zealand and Ngarango Otainui Island
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.
See Portages of New Zealand and Ngāpuhi
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei or Ngāti Whātua-o-Ōrākei is an Auckland-based Māori hapū (sub-tribe) in New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei
North Auckland Line
The North Auckland Line (designation NAL) is a major section of New Zealand's national rail network, and is made up of the following parts: the portion of track that runs northward from Westfield Junction to Newmarket Station; from there, westward to Waitakere; from there, northward to Otiria via Whangārei.
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North Island Main Trunk
The North Island Main Trunk (NIMT) is the main railway line in the North Island of New Zealand, connecting the capital city Wellington with the country's largest city, Auckland.
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Northland Region
The Northland Region (Te Tai Tokerau) is the northernmost of New Zealand's 16 local government regions.
See Portages of New Zealand and Northland Region
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA), superseded by is a New Zealand Crown entity tasked with promoting safe and functional transport by land, including the responsibility for driver and vehicle licensing, and administering the New Zealand state highway network.
See Portages of New Zealand and NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
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.
See Portages of New Zealand and Onehunga
Otamatea River (Northland)
The Otamatea River is a river of the Northland Region.
See Portages of New Zealand and Otamatea River (Northland)
Panmure Basin
The Panmure Basin (traditionally known in Māori as Kaiahiku or Te Kopua Kai-a-Hiku), also sometimes known as the Panmure Lagoon, is a tidal estuary within a volcanic crater or maar in New Zealand's Auckland volcanic field.
See Portages of New Zealand and Panmure Basin
Panmure Bridge
The Panmure Bridge, also known as the Tāmaki River Bridge, is a bridge crossing the Tāmaki River in Auckland, New Zealand, connecting the suburbs of Panmure and Pakuranga.
See Portages of New Zealand and Panmure Bridge
Papatoetoe
Papatoetoe is a suburb in Auckland, New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Papatoetoe
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.
See Portages of New Zealand and Pā
Pūkaki Creek
The Pūkaki Creek, also known as the Pūkaki Inlet, is an estuarine river of the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island.
See Portages of New Zealand and Pūkaki Creek
Piako River
The Piako River is a lowland river system that drains into the Firth of Thames on the North Island of New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Piako River
Portage Road, Ōtāhuhu
Portage Road in the Ōtāhuhu suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, follows the path of Te Tō Waka, one of the Māori canoe portages between the Tāmaki River (an arm of the Hauraki Gulf) and the Manukau Harbour, which facilitated access between the eastern and western sides of the North Island.
See Portages of New Zealand and Portage Road, Ōtāhuhu
Red Beach, New Zealand
Red Beach is a suburb surrounding the beach of the same name on the Hibiscus Coast, Auckland, New Zealand, at the base of the Whangaparaoa Peninsula.
See Portages of New Zealand and Red Beach, New Zealand
Riverhead, New Zealand
Riverhead is a small, historically predominantly working-class town located at the head of the Waitematā Harbour in the north-west of Auckland, New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Riverhead, New Zealand
Rodney Local Board
Rodney Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of Auckland Council, and is administered by the ward councillor representing Rodney Ward.
See Portages of New Zealand and Rodney Local Board
Rohe
The Māori people of New Zealand use the word to describe the territory or boundaries of tribes (although some divide their into several.
See Portages of New Zealand and Rohe
Samuel Marsden
Samuel Marsden (25 June 1765 – 12 May 1838) was an English-born priest of the Church of England in Australia and a prominent member of the Church Missionary Society.
See Portages of New Zealand and Samuel Marsden
Stuff (website)
Stuff is a New Zealand news media website owned by newspaper conglomerate Stuff Ltd (formerly called Fairfax).
See Portages of New Zealand and Stuff (website)
Tahuna, Waikato
Tahuna is a small rural settlement located 18 km north of Morrinsville.
See Portages of New Zealand and Tahuna, Waikato
Tainui (canoe)
Tainui was one of the great ocean-going canoes in which Polynesians migrated to New Zealand approximately 800 years ago. Portages of New Zealand and Tainui (canoe) are Māori waka.
See Portages of New Zealand and Tainui (canoe)
Takapuna
Takapuna is a suburb located on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Takapuna
Tangiteroria
Tangiteroria is a small rural community in the North Island of New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Tangiteroria
Tasman Sea
The Tasman Sea is a marginal sea of the South Pacific Ocean, situated between Australia and New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Tasman Sea
Taua
A taua is a war party in the tradition of the Māori, the indigenous people of New Zealand. Portages of New Zealand and taua are Māori culture.
See Portages of New Zealand and Taua
Tauhoa River
The Tauhoa River is an estuarial arm of the Kaipara Harbour in the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island.
See Portages of New Zealand and Tauhoa River
Tāmaki Māori
Tāmaki Māori are Māori iwi and hapū (tribes and sub-tribes) who have a strong connection to Tāmaki Makaurau (the Auckland Region), and whose rohe was traditionally within the region.
See Portages of New Zealand and Tāmaki Māori
Tāmaki River
The Tāmaki River or Tāmaki Estuary is mostly an estuarial arm and harbour of the Hauraki Gulf, within the city of Auckland in New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Tāmaki River
Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand is an online encyclopedia established in 2001 by the New Zealand Government's Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
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Te Arawa
Te Arawa is a confederation of Māori iwi and hapū (tribes and sub-tribes) of New Zealand who trace their ancestry to the Arawa migration canoe (waka).
See Portages of New Zealand and Te Arawa
Te Ākitai Waiohua
Te Ākitai Waiohua is a Māori iwi of the southern part of the Auckland Region of New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Te Ākitai Waiohua
Te Kawerau ā Maki
Te Kawerau ā Maki, Te Kawerau a Maki, or Te Kawerau-a-Maki is a Māori iwi (tribe) of the Auckland Region of New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Te Kawerau ā Maki
Te Waiohua
Te Waiohua or Te Wai-o-Hua is a Māori iwi (tribe) confederation that thrived in the early 17th century.
See Portages of New Zealand and Te Waiohua
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.
See Portages of New Zealand and The New Zealand Herald
Tokomaru (canoe)
In Māori tradition, Tokomaru was one of the great ocean-going canoes that were used in the migrations that settled New Zealand. Portages of New Zealand and Tokomaru (canoe) are Māori waka.
See Portages of New Zealand and Tokomaru (canoe)
Tongariro River
The Tongariro River is a river in the North Island of New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Tongariro River
Upper Waitematā Harbour
The Upper Waitematā Harbour is an estuary of the Waitematā Harbour in the Auckland Region of New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Upper Waitematā Harbour
Waikato
Waikato is a region of the upper North Island of New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Waikato
Waikato River
The Waikato River is the longest river in New Zealand, running for through the North Island.
See Portages of New Zealand and Waikato River
Waikato Tainui
Waikato Tainui, Waikato or Tainui is a group of Māori iwi based in Waikato Region, in the western central region of New Zealand's North Island.
See Portages of New Zealand and Waikato Tainui
Wairoa River (Auckland)
The Wairoa River, also known as Wairoa South, is the second longest river in the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island.
See Portages of New Zealand and Wairoa River (Auckland)
Wairoa River (Northland)
The Wairoa River in Northland New Zealand, sometimes referred to as the Northern Wairoa River, runs for 150 kilometres through the northern part of the North Auckland Peninsula.
See Portages of New Zealand and Wairoa River (Northland)
Waitematā Harbour
Waitematā Harbour is the main access by sea to Auckland, New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Waitematā Harbour
Waiuku
Waiuku is a rural town in the Auckland Region of New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Waiuku
Waiuku River
The Waiuku River, also known as the Waiuku Estuary, is an estuarial arm of the Manukau Harbour, near the town of Waiuku, south-west of Auckland.
See Portages of New Zealand and Waiuku River
Waka (canoe)
Waka are Māori watercraft, usually canoes ranging in size from small, unornamented canoes (waka tīwai) used for fishing and river travel to large, decorated war canoes (waka taua) up to long. Portages of New Zealand and Waka (canoe) are Māori culture, Māori waka, Polynesian culture and Polynesian navigation.
See Portages of New Zealand and Waka (canoe)
Weiti River
The Weiti River is an estuarine river to the north of Auckland in the North Island of New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Weiti River
Whanganui River
The Whanganui River is a major river in the North Island of New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Whanganui River
Whangaparāoa Peninsula
The Whangaparāoa Peninsula is a suburban area about 30–50 km north of Auckland, New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Whangaparāoa Peninsula
Whangārei Harbour
Whangārei Harbour is a large harbour on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Whangārei Harbour
Whau Local Board
The Whau Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council.
See Portages of New Zealand and Whau Local Board
Whau River
The Whau River is an estuarial arm of the southwestern Waitemata Harbour (rather than a river) within the Auckland metropolitan area in New Zealand.
See Portages of New Zealand and Whau River
See also
Geography of New Zealand
- Extreme points of New Zealand
- Forests of New Zealand
- Geography of New Zealand
- Geography of Niue
- Geography of Tokelau
- Geography of the Cook Islands
- Geography of the North Island
- Geography of the South Island
- Geology of New Zealand
- High country (New Zealand)
- List of extreme points of New Zealand
- Natural disasters in New Zealand
- New Zealand Map Grid
- North Island
- North Island Volcanic Plateau
- Northland temperate kauri forests
- Permanent Committee on Place Names
- Portages of New Zealand
- Protected areas of New Zealand
- Rural Address Property Identification
- South Island
- Subdivisions of New Zealand
- Te Waka a Māui
- The bush
- Time in New Zealand
- Town Belt
- Waikikamukau
- Whakatane Graben
Polynesian culture
- Aliʻi
- Ancient Hawaii
- Bob Worthington
- CEIPP
- Culture of French Polynesia
- Culture of Tonga
- Culture of Tuvalu
- Culture of Wallis and Futuna
- Culture of the Pitcairn Islands
- Fara (Rotuman festivity)
- Gilbertese dancing
- Heiheionakeiki
- Hoa Hakananai'a
- Hōkūleʻa
- Jewellery in the Pacific
- Ke Kā o Makaliʻi
- Lapita culture
- Leiomano
- List of English words of Polynesian origin
- Mana (Oceanian cultures)
- Manaiakalani
- Manu Farrarons
- Marae
- Maurai
- Music of Polynesia
- Māori culture
- Māori identity
- Māoriness
- Polynesian Society
- Polynesian culture
- Polynesian navigation
- Polynesian religion
- Portages of New Zealand
- Pōhā
- Sennit
- Sweet potato cultivation in Polynesia
- Tapa cloth
- Tapu (Polynesian culture)
- Taputapuatea marae
- Tiki
- Tiki culture
- Tu'i
- Waka (canoe)
- War canoe
Polynesian navigation
- Alingano Maisu
- Austronesian vessels
- Ben Finney
- Cook Islands Voyaging Society
- David Lewis (adventurer)
- Etak (navigation)
- Faʻafaite
- Gaualofa
- Hawaiʻiloa
- Heiheionakeiki
- Herb Kawainui Kāne
- Hōkūleʻa
- Ke Kā o Makaliʻi
- List of Māori waka
- Manaiakalani
- Marumaru Atua
- Māori migration canoes
- Ngā Toki Matawhaorua
- O Tahiti Nui Freedom
- Outrigger boat
- Polynesia Line
- Polynesian Voyaging Society
- Polynesian multihull terminology
- Polynesian navigation
- Portages of New Zealand
- Pwo
- Sennit
- Taumako
- Te Au o Tonga
- Te lapa
- Va'a
- Waka (canoe)
- We, the Navigators
Portages
- Brae
- Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway
- Diolkos
- Don–Volga portage
- Gnezdovo
- Granite Gear
- Isthmus of Tehuantepec
- Kasplya
- Laluan Penarikan
- Mavis Grind
- Panama Canal Railway
- Portage
- Portage railway
- Portages in North America
- Portages of New Zealand
- Rivas, Nicaragua
- Route from the Varangians to the Greeks
- Ship camel
- Smolensk
- Tarbert
- Volokolamsk
- Vyshny Volochyok
- Yaksha, Komi Republic
Proposed canals
- Berks and Hants Canal
- Danube–Oder Canal
- Ecocanal
- Eurasia Canal
- Funan Techo Canal
- Galeru Nagari Sujala Sravanthi Project
- Grand Contour Canal
- Grand Korean Waterway
- Iranrud
- Istanbul Canal
- Isthmus of Tehuantepec
- Jonglei Canal
- Kola Canal
- Lake Chad replenishment project
- List of proposed canals
- Manych Ship Canal
- Mediterranean–Dead Sea Canal
- Nicaraguan Canal and Development Project
- North American Water and Power Alliance
- Northern river reversal
- Pechora–Kama Canal
- Portages of New Zealand
- Red Sea–Dead Sea Water Conveyance
- Sahara Sea
- Salwa Canal
- Seine–Nord Europe Canal
- Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project
- South–North Water Transfer Project
- Sulawesi Canal
- Tamirabarani–Nambiar Link Canal
- Thai Canal
- Transcaspian Canal
Water transport in New Zealand
- Horseshoe run
- Lighthouses in New Zealand
- Maritime New Zealand
- Maritime Transport Act 1994
- New Zealand Marine Department
- Portages of New Zealand
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portages_of_New_Zealand
Also known as Kaiwaka portage, Mangapai Portage, Mangawhai portage, Otamatea Portage, Te To Waka, Te Toanga Waka, Te Toangaroa, Te Tō Waka, Te Tōanga Waka, Te Tōangaroa, Waiau portage, Whau portage.
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