Welcome to the archive images of Tamaki Makaurau
 
 
 
Week 61
24 December 2006
 
 
 
Between Hobson Bay and Mission Bay lies a piece of land called the Orakei block.  This includes the suburb of Orakei, Okahu Bay, Orakei Domain, the Savage Memorial and Bastion Point.  Ngati Whatua of Orakei, the hapu (sub tribe) of the Ngati Whatua tribe based at Kaipara previously owned the land.  Their papakainga or tribal base was at Okahu Bay.
 
 
 
Quote for the Week
 
I am always mentally photographing everything as practice.  - Minor White
 
 
 
The walkway opposite Kelly Tarlton's, overlooking Okahu Boat Harbour
 
 
 
 
The view towards Okahu Bay
 
 
 
 
Looking at Okahu Bay from underneath a Pohutukawa
 
 
 
 
Looking towards Orakei Wharf across the green lawns
 
 
 
 
A close up of Orakei Wharf
 
 
 
 
A waka ama or outrigger canoe, is used for racing and pleasure.  It consists of
a hull with one or more outrigger pontons (ama) rigged out to the side for
stability and lashed to the hull with cross beam members (kiato).  The
hull has sealed bow (ihu) bulkheads and stern (kei) bulkheads
 
 
 
 
Looking across Okahu Boat Harbour towards Mt Victoria. 
Note the naval ship in the background
 
 
 
 
The Pohutukawa is of the myrtle family and grows up to 20 metres tall.  Some species
have matted, fibrous aerial roots.  It blooms from November to January with a peak
in mid to late December - hence its nickname the New Zealand Christmas Tree
 
 
 
 
In New Zealand the Pohutukawa are under threat by the common bushtail possum,
introduced from Australia which strip the trees of their leaves
 
 
 
 
The Pohutukawa produces a brilliant display of red flowers
made up of a mass of stamens
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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