Hokianga

The Hokianga Harbour, also referred to as Hokianga River, is a natural harbor on the north west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The Hokianga includes not only the actual water surface and the surrounding area with a.

The Māori gave this landscape three names: first, " Te Kohanga o Te Tai Tokerau " ( Māori for The nest of the northern people ), " Te Puna o Te Ao Marama ( The source of the moonlight ) and is crucial for the modern name " Te Hokianga -nui -a- Kupe " (place of the great return of Kupe ).

Geography

The Hokianga Harbour is located in the Far North district in the Northland region about 85 kilometers northwest of Whangarei and 25 kilometers west of Kaikohe. From the Tasman Sea in the west of the estuary extends inland for a distance of 30 kilometers.

Years ago, about 12,000 of the Hokianga River was a river valley, which was lined with bushes and trees. The valley was flooded by the rising sea levels at the end of the Ice Age and the freshwater replaced by salt water.

In the south, close to the towns Waimamaku, Omapere, Opononi, Pakanae, Koutu, Whirinaki, Rawene, Waima and Taheke, in the north the settlements Broadwood, Pawarenga, Panguru, Mitimiti and Rangi Point. To the east are the places Horeke, Kohukohu and Mangamuka.