Matiatia - Revision history

Palmie: /* Matiatia */

2009-01-05T07:49:28Z

Matiatia

Countrymike: tidying up images

2007-11-12T22:21:49Z

tidying up images

Villager: Added photos of urupa of Ropata Roa (aka Ropata Te Roa)

2007-11-12T07:11:27Z

Added photos of urupa of Ropata Roa (aka Ropata Te Roa)

Tihare at 10:44, 27 September 2007

2007-09-27T10:44:12Z

Hackademic at 01:38, 14 September 2007

2007-09-14T01:38:32Z

Hackademic at 01:38, 14 September 2007

2007-09-14T01:38:04Z

Hackademic at 01:37, 14 September 2007

2007-09-14T01:37:21Z

Hackademic at 01:37, 14 September 2007

2007-09-14T01:37:03Z

Hackademic: /* History */

2007-09-14T01:29:24Z

History

Bthom at 05:40, 12 September 2007

2007-09-12T05:40:55Z

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 About Matiatia
-Matiatia Bay is located at the western end of Waiheke Island and features the [[Matiatia Ferry Terminal]] which is the arrival point for the passenger ferries from downtown Auckland.
+Matiatia Bay is located at the western end of Waiheke Island and features the [[Matiatia Ferry Terminal]] which is the arrival point for the passenger ferries from downtown Auckland. Adjacent to the the Ferry Terminal is a boat ramp which allows the launching of trailer boats in all tides.
 == History ==

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-[[Image:Matiatia.JPG|right]]
+[[Image:Matiatia.JPG|frame|right|The Ferry Terminal at Matiatia]]
 = Matiatia =
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 :"People from two very different descent lines settled at Matiatia in the late 1830s: tangata whenua and Taranaki.
-:"Wiremu Keepa, brother of Wiremu Hoete of Te Huruhi, led a whanau of Ngati Hura of Ngati Paoa. [[Image:Ropata.jpg|right]]Ropata Te Roa led a few Taranaki former slaves whom Hoete’s wife had brought back to Waiheke.
+:"Wiremu Keepa, brother of Wiremu Hoete of Te Huruhi, led a whanau of Ngati Hura of Ngati Paoa. [[Image:Ropata.jpg|frame|right|Urupa on the foreshore]]Ropata Te Roa led a few Taranaki former slaves whom Hoete’s wife had brought back to Waiheke.
 :"Ropata Te Roa was an exceptionally productive resident of Matiatia until his sudden death in July 1894. The driving force behind the bay’s farming ventures, he also conveyed much of its produce to Auckland as owner-operator of five sailing vessels at various times.  He is buried in the picket fence enclosure, next to the karaka tree on the foreshore."

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 :"People from two very different descent lines settled at Matiatia in the late 1830s: tangata whenua and Taranaki.
-:"Wiremu Keepa, brother of Wiremu Hoete of Te Huruhi, led a whanau of Ngati Hura of Ngati Paoa. Ropata Te Roa led a few Taranaki former slaves whom Hoete’s wife had brought back to Waiheke.
+:"Wiremu Keepa, brother of Wiremu Hoete of Te Huruhi, led a whanau of Ngati Hura of Ngati Paoa. [[Image:Ropata.jpg|right]]Ropata Te Roa led a few Taranaki former slaves whom Hoete’s wife had brought back to Waiheke.
 :"Ropata Te Roa was an exceptionally productive resident of Matiatia until his sudden death in July 1894. The driving force behind the bay’s farming ventures, he also conveyed much of its produce to Auckland as owner-operator of five sailing vessels at various times.  He is buried in the picket fence enclosure, next to the karaka tree on the foreshore."

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 $35 million commercial and residential development in 2000, proposals for developing the bay have been dogged with controversy. The three key directors of WIL were Stephen Norrie, Graham Jull and Bill Birnie.
-WIL, who had bought the land for $3.5 million, proposed a conference centre, apartments and retail complex. The proposal was championed by Auckland mayor John Banks, who described it as moving Auckland forward. But opposition from Waiheke residents saw the formation of the Community and People of Waiheke ([[CAPOW]]), which before long had 1500 members. High profile residents like former newsreader John Hawkesby became the public face of the campaign against WIL's proposal. A fundraising concert, dubbed [http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/arohanet/lovematiatia/index.html Love Matiatia], was held at the home of Claude and Gabrielle Lewenz. Among high profile performers were actor Michael Hirst and opera singer Helen Medlyn. About $40,000 was raised, money allowed CAPOW to engage barrister Richard Brabant for court action that reached the High Court.
+WIL, who had bought the land for $3.5 million, proposed a conference centre, apartments and retail complex. The proposal was championed by Auckland mayor John Banks, who described it as moving Auckland forward. But opposition from Waiheke residents saw the formation of the Community and People of Waiheke ([[CAPOW]]), which before long had 1500 members. High profile residents like former newsreader John Hawkesby became the public face of the campaign against WIL's proposal. A fundraising concert, dubbed [http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/arohanet/lovematiatia/index.html Love Matiatia], was held at the home of Claude and Gabrielle Lewenz. Among high profile performers were actor Michael Hirst and opera singer Helen Medlyn. About $40,000 was raised, money allowed [[CAPOW]] to engage barrister Richard Brabant for court action that reached the High Court.
 In the last days of the campaign for the 2003 local body elections, it became clear Mr Banks was in business elsewhere with the investors, although he strongly rejected allegations of a conflict of interest. Mr Banks was succeeded as mayor of Auckland by breakfast cereal  businessman Dick Hubbard, who had promised publicly to support islanders in the struggle for Matiatia.

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	[http://www.waihekegulfnews.co.nz/other-news/waihekes-historic-places-matiatia-in-quieter-times.html Here] you can read Paul's piece on the history of the island's gateway bay in full.		[http://www.waihekegulfnews.co.nz/other-news/waihekes-historic-places-matiatia-in-quieter-times.html Here] you can read Paul's piece on the history of the island's gateway bay in full.
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	Later the land at Matiatia was owned by the Alison family.		Later the land at Matiatia was owned by the Alison family.

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 Island historian [[Paul Monin]], in a series in [[Gulf News]], said:
 :"People from two very different descent lines settled at Matiatia in the late 1830s: tangata whenua and Taranaki.
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 :"Ropata Te Roa was an exceptionally productive resident of Matiatia until his sudden death in July 1894. The driving force behind the bay’s farming ventures, he also conveyed much of its produce to Auckland as owner-operator of five sailing vessels at various times.  He is buried in the picket fence enclosure, next to the karaka tree on the foreshore."
 [http://www.waihekegulfnews.co.nz/other-news/waihekes-historic-places-matiatia-in-quieter-times.html Here] you can read Paul's piece on the history of the island's gateway bay in full.

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 == History ==
-Several wahi tapu along the foreshore, each with human remains confirmed by ground-penetrating radar, attest to the use of Matiatia by Maori in pre-European days. Later the land at Matiatia was owned by the Alison family.
+Several wahi tapu along the foreshore, each with human remains confirmed by ground-penetrating radar, attest to the use of Matiatia by Maori in pre-European days.
 [[Image:matiatia 1920s.JPG|frame|right| Matiatia 1920s]]
 Local legend has it that Hollywood belle Vivienne Leigh visited Matiatia on board the mayor of Auckland's yacht.
-[http://www.waihekegulfnews.co.nz/other-news/waihekes-historic-places-matiatia-in-quieter-times.html Here] you can read Waiheke historian [[Paul Monin]]'s 2007 piece in [[Gulf News]] on the history of the island's gateway bay.
 == The controversy ==