Using Te Ara -
The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
2. Tamaki River
L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki river
Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia
Enter Tamaki river into the search box and use the Eastern suburbs: Oraki to the Tamaki estuary page to answer these questions.
Where does the river flow from and to? River flows from mangere east to estuary on waitemata.
What was the link used by Maori called? Otahuhu potages.
What two bodies of water does it join?Waitemata, Manukau Harbours
What sort of landform is Tāhuna Tōrea?Sandspits
What is the name of the marina on the Tamaki river?Halfmoon bay.
When was the first Panmure Bridge built?
It was built in 1866
When was the current bridge built?
it was built 1955.
