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Week 29
14/05/06
 
 
Duder Regional Park
Whakakaiwhara Point
 
Whakakaiwhara is the name of the peninsula where the Ngai Tai people sited their pa.  This Maori name means to 'eat the bracts of the kiekie vine'.  According to history, this is where the Tainui canoe came ashore in the 14th century, looking for food in the forest.  The peninsula was once covered in native kauri but were logged in the 1850's
 
 
 
Looking down at one of the little beaches
 
 
 
 
The view towards Tamaki strait and its islands
 
 
 
 
Whakakaiwhara Point
Middens are found in this area.  Middens are disposal area for food wastes,
ash, broken ovenstones and other discarded items and can give an indication of how
many people lived in the area and for how long.  Bones of extinct species may even be
found in older middens
 
 
 
 
Resting and taking in the views at the end of the point
This is where the pa of the Ngai Tai people was - a perfect vantage point
from which to defend their territory and monitor movements on the waters below
 
 
 
 
On the point looking south-east
 
 
 
 
Looking back towards the point from the eastern side
 
 
 
 
Interesting how the sheep were all on the one side of the fence
 
 
 
 
Looking back at the awesome views
 
 
 
 
Never ending green hills as we return to the car park
 
 
 
 
The Duder Regional Park frame
 
 
 
 
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