Herekino

Herekino is a place in the Northland on the North Island of New Zealand.

Herekino located 26 km south-west of Kaitaia. The natural harbor of Herekino, also called Herekino River, is a sunken river valley in which flows a river, and extends as inlet of the Tasman Sea to the west located inland. The Herekino Forest, which has a larger stock of Kauri trees, is located in the north of the town, the Tauroa Peninsula lies to the northwest.

The population was 1,950 inhabitants, compared to the last census in 2001 represents a decrease of 105 inhabitants at the 2006 census.

The port falls to a narrow channel at low tide mostly dry. In the upper part of the channel there is a mangrove forest. The village Herekino is located on landward northeast end of the harbor. The small settlement Owhata is located on the rocky south coast of the harbor entrance. Owhata is a flat, grassy area with a fairly flat, consisting of mud and sand coast. There is little protection from the weather, and in the summer water shortage.

Etymology

Herekino designated by the Māori chief tohe, who passed it on the way to a visit to the living in Owhata chief Taunaha. He found a false -bound bird snare that would have caused unnecessary suffering to the victim. He named the area Herekino -a- Taunaha ( the wrong node of Taunaha ).

History

The iwi Ngāti Ruānui (now Te Aupouri ) dominated the ports Herekino and Whangape. Several battles were fought against other iwi, before the area was settled by Europeans.

In 1846 the brig H.M.S. mistook Osprey the Herekino Heads with the similar entrance to the Hokianga, which lies about 30 km south in fog. Both have formed by sand dunes northern boundary of the driveway. The Osprey ran on the flat sandbar north of the headland and sank. There were no casualties. Herekino was entered on some charts due to the similarities of the approach as " False Hokianga " ( "false Hokianga ").

Dalmatian immigrants built in the late 1890s, wine, and in 1906 there were already 14 wineries.

In the mid-1960s Herekino was a small town with shops, a butcher, a gas station and others. After the road was paved to Kaitaia, they had to close soon, however.

The School of Herekino is a co-educational primary school with about 60 students.

Swell

• Place in Northland (New Zealand)