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Post #116358 by kiwilad on Thu, Sep 23, 2004 11:21 PM

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Update from the Northern Advocate - Local newspaper in Whangarei.
History
http://www.whangareinz.org.nz/living.htm

"Whangarei's translation from Maori is "cherished harbour". The sea provided sustenance for the Maori people of the area who were all well established when Captain Cook arrived in 1769. It wasn't until 1839 that William Carruth, the first settler to the district arrived. Over the next few years numbers built up to 50, however in 1845, warned of impending plunder by Hone Heke's warriors, the settlers evacuated the township and it was several years later before Whangarei was resettled. From then on development was steady with the sea being the only means of transport for many years. In 1934 the first all weather road was put through to Auckland."

[ Edited by: kiwilad on 2004-09-23 23:22 ]