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Kōrero: Hauraki–Coromandel region

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Overview

Hauraki–Coromandel region

Hauraki–Coromandel region

Images of Hauraki–Coromandel

Images of Hauraki–Coromandel

Moehau

Waihou River mouth

Waihou River mouth

Mining protest

Coastline pōhutukawa

Coastline pōhutukawa

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Geology and landscape

Hauraki–Coromandel landforms

Hauraki–Coromandel landforms

Cross-section of the Coromandel Peninsula and Hauraki Plains

Cross-section of the Coromandel Peninsula and Hauraki Plains

Castle Rock

Coast at Hahei

The Hauraki Plains

The Hauraki Plains

Inshore islands and coast, Coromandel

Inshore islands and coast, Coromandel

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Climate, plants and animals

Hauraki–Coromandel vegetation

Hauraki–Coromandel vegetation

1981 Paeroa flood

1981 Paeroa flood

Kauri stump on the Kauaeranga Kauri Trail

Kauri stump on the Kauaeranga Kauri Trail

Vegetation in the lower Waihou valley before human settlement

Vegetation in the lower Waihou valley before human settlement

Coromandel fauna: Moehau stag beetle

Coromandel fauna: Moehau stag beetle (1 o 4)

Coromandel fauna: Coromandel striped gecko

Coromandel fauna: Coromandel striped gecko (2 o 4)

Coromandel fauna: tusked wētā

Coromandel fauna: tusked wētā (3 o 4)

Coromandel fauna: Archey’s frog

Coromandel fauna: Archey’s frog (4 o 4)

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Māori migration and settlement

Oyster-shell fishing lure

Oyster-shell fishing lure

Māori place names of the Coromandel peninsula

Māori place names of the Coromandel peninsula

Hauraki tūpuna

Hauraki tūpuna

Natural resources and cultivations on the lower Waihou River

Natural resources and cultivations on the lower Waihou River

Parawai, 1869

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Māori and European: 1769 to 1840

Early European visitors: fortified pā, Mercury Bay

Early European visitors: fortified pā, Mercury Bay (1 o 3)

Early European visitors: Cook’s journal, 21 November 1769

Early European visitors: Cook’s journal, 21 November 1769 (2 o 3)

Early European visitors: Te Horetā

Early European visitors: Te Horetā (3 o 3)

Timber stands on the Waihou River

Timber stands on the Waihou River

Waka head

Mission stations established in Hauraki in the 1830s

Mission stations established in Hauraki in the 1830s

Mai i te whārangi 6 - Māori society, 1840 to 1920

Traders and Māori at Coromandel Harbour, around 1848

Traders and Māori at Coromandel Harbour, around 1848

HMS Miranda, 1862

HMS Miranda, 1862

Māori land loss in Coromandel

Māori land loss in Coromandel

Whenuakite station protest

Whenuakite station protest

Mere Kuru

Mai i te whārangi 7 - Kauri timber and gum

Giant kauri

Logging kauri: driving dams

Logging kauri: driving dams (1 o 2)

Logging kauri: log pile-up

Logging kauri: log pile-up (2 o 2)

Tree trunk and bushman

Tree trunk and bushman

Kauri 2000

Mai i te whārangi 8 - Gold mining

Coromandel goldfields, 1852

Coromandel goldfields, 1852

New Year in Grahamstown, Thames, 1880s

New Year in Grahamstown, Thames, 1880s

Waihī gold-mining timeline

Waihī gold-mining timeline

How a gold mine worked

How a gold mine worked

Waihī miners’ strike: strikebreakers

Waihī miners’ strike: strikebreakers (1 o 3)

Waihī miners’ strike: crowd of strikers

Waihī miners’ strike: crowd of strikers (2 o 3)

Waihī miners’ strike: citizens' ball ticket

Waihī miners’ strike: citizens' ball ticket (3 o 3)

Mai i te whārangi 9 - Drainage and dairying on the plains

The drainage of the Hauraki Plains

The drainage of the Hauraki Plains

Flooding near Paeroa, 1936

Flooding near Paeroa, 1936

Land drainage operations, Hauraki Plains

Land drainage operations, Hauraki Plains

Waitakaruru settlement

Waitakaruru settlement

Paeroa creamery

Paeroa creamery

Hauraki Plains, 2010

Hauraki Plains, 2010

Mai i te whārangi 10 - Government and politics

Local government, 1876–2010

Local government, 1876–2010

Driven to drink

Driven to drink

Jeanette Fitzsimons

Jeanette Fitzsimons

Development versus environment

Development versus environment

Thames School of Mines: classroom

Thames School of Mines: classroom (1 o 2)

Thames School of Mines: 1901 syllabus

Thames School of Mines: 1901 syllabus (2 o 2)

Mai i te whārangi 11 - Transport and communications

Ferry and wharf at Whitianga, 1911

Ferry and wharf at Whitianga, 1911

SS Hauiti on the Piako River

SS Hauiti on the Piako River

Old Wires Track: restored telegraph pole

Old Wires Track: restored telegraph pole (1 o 2)

Old Wires Track: report on telegraph line progress

Old Wires Track: report on telegraph line progress (2 o 2)

Karangahake Gorge road, 1930s

Karangahake Gorge road, 1930s

Kōpū bridge

Mai i te whārangi 12 - Population and society since 1910

Hauraki–Coromandel town populations, 1906–2013

Hauraki–Coromandel town populations, 1906–2013

Ōhuka camp, Mercury Bay

Ōhuka camp, Mercury Bay

‘We can’t allow gold mining…’

‘We can’t allow gold mining…’

Summer population explosion, 2009–2010

Summer population explosion, 2009–2010

Seafood industry

Seafood industry

Mai i te whārangi 13 - Sport and culture

The Swamp Foxes

The Swamp Foxes

Surf lifesaving at Hot Water Beach

Surf lifesaving at Hot Water Beach

Coromandel artists: Barry Brickell

Coromandel artists: Barry Brickell (1 o 2)

Coromandel artists: Barry Brickell memorial to Michael King

Coromandel artists: Barry Brickell memorial to Michael King (2 o 2)

Prana eco retreat

Prana eco retreat

Coromandel School of Mines water wheel

Coromandel School of Mines water wheel

Master carver Pakariki Harrison

Master carver Pakariki Harrison

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Paul Monin, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/hauraki-coromandel-region/media (accessed 1 April 2023)

He kōrero nā Paul Monin, i tāngia i te 15 Dec 2010, updated 1 Apr 2016