Whakanewha Regional Park - Revision history

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 Poukaraka Flats, behind the eastern beach was known as Blue Gum Flats when the OBrien family farmed it in the middle of the 20th century. Once a year one half of the Waiheke community played rugby there against the other half.
-The land for [http://www.arc.govt.nz/albany/main/parks/our-parks/parks-in-the-region/whakanewha the park] was bought by the [[Auckland Regional Council]] in 1993 after a campaign led by then-''Gulf News'' editor Jim Eagles and others, including now-chairman of the ARC Mike Lee and left-wing politico Peter Lee (no relation).  The purchase was most unusual in that there were a number of contributors including the Auckland City Council, DoC's Forest Heritage Fund, the Waiheke Community Board and the Hauraki Gulf branch of the Royal Society of Forest and Bird.
+The land for [http://www.arc.govt.nz/albany/main/parks/our-parks/parks-in-the-region/whakanewha the park] was bought by the [[Auckland Regional Council]] in 1993 after a campaign led by then-''Gulf News'' editor Jim Eagles and others, including now-chairman of the ARC [[Mike Lee]] and left-wing politico Peter Lee (no relation).  The purchase was most unusual in that there were a number of contributors including the Auckland City Council, DoC's Forest Heritage Fund, the Waiheke Community Board and the Hauraki Gulf branch of the Royal Society of Forest and Bird.
 The road into the park was sealed in the early 2000s. Its sealing was notable for coming up short because a road width standard from Australia was used, meaning the length of road to be sealed had to be shortened.

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 Poukaraka Flats, behind the eastern beach was known as Blue Gum Flats when the OBrien family farmed it in the middle of the 20th century. Once a year one half of the Waiheke community played rugby there against the other half.
-The land for [http://www.arc.govt.nz/albany/main/parks/our-parks/parks-in-the-region/whakanewha the park] was bought by the Auckland Regional Council in 1993 after a campaign led by then-''Gulf News'' editor Jim Eagles and others, including now-chairman of the ARC Mike Lee and left-wing politico Peter Lee (no relation).  The purchase was most unusual in that there were a number of contributors including the Auckland City Council, DoC's Forest Heritage Fund, the Waiheke Community Board and the Hauraki Gulf branch of the Royal Society of Forest and Bird.
+The land for [http://www.arc.govt.nz/albany/main/parks/our-parks/parks-in-the-region/whakanewha the park] was bought by the [[Auckland Regional Council]] in 1993 after a campaign led by then-''Gulf News'' editor Jim Eagles and others, including now-chairman of the ARC Mike Lee and left-wing politico Peter Lee (no relation).  The purchase was most unusual in that there were a number of contributors including the Auckland City Council, DoC's Forest Heritage Fund, the Waiheke Community Board and the Hauraki Gulf branch of the Royal Society of Forest and Bird.
 The road into the park was sealed in the early 2000s. Its sealing was notable for coming up short because a road width standard from Australia was used, meaning the length of road to be sealed had to be shortened.

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 [[Category:Parks and Reserves]]
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 [[Category:The environment]]
 [[Category:Maps]]

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-Whakanewha Regional Park is located on the southern coast of Waiheke Island. Covering 270 hectares, the park is mainly bush with some mature stands of trees, the large Poukaraka Wetland and a beautiful half moon sweep of shelly and sandy beach sometimes known as Half Moon Bay.  The beach is divided towards the southern end by a rocky headland that is the site of the ancient pa.
+Whakanewha Regional Park is located on the southern coast of Waiheke Island. [http://www.arc.govt.nz/albany/fms/main/Documents/Parks/Park%20Maps/Whakanewha%20Map.pdf Map] Covering 270 hectares, the park is mainly bush with some mature stands of trees, the large Poukaraka Wetland and a beautiful half moon sweep of shelly and sandy beach sometimes known as Half Moon Bay.  The beach is divided towards the southern end by a rocky headland that is the site of the ancient pa.
 There are many walking tracks within the park the most notable being the track to the pa site above the beach and the walk to the Cascades. The Cascades are a series of cascading waterfalls, said by some to be behind the naming of the island - Waiheke or falling water. Some claim this is erroneous.
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 Poukaraka Flats, behind the eastern beach was known as Blue Gum Flats when the OBrien family farmed it in the middle of the 20th century. Once a year one half of the Waiheke community played rugby there against the other half.
-The land for [http://www.arc.govt.nz/arc/auckland-regional-parks/park-of-the-month/whakanewha.cfm the park] was bought by the Auckland Regional Council in 1993 after a campaign led by then-''Gulf News'' editor Jim Eagles and others, including now-chairman of the ARC Mike Lee and left-wing politico Peter Lee (no relation).  The purchase was most unusual in that there were a number of contributors including the Auckland City Council, DoC's Forest Heritage Fund, the Waiheke Community Board and the Hauraki Gulf branch of the Royal Society of Forest and Bird.
+The land for [http://www.arc.govt.nz/albany/main/parks/our-parks/parks-in-the-region/whakanewha the park] was bought by the Auckland Regional Council in 1993 after a campaign led by then-''Gulf News'' editor Jim Eagles and others, including now-chairman of the ARC Mike Lee and left-wing politico Peter Lee (no relation).  The purchase was most unusual in that there were a number of contributors including the Auckland City Council, DoC's Forest Heritage Fund, the Waiheke Community Board and the Hauraki Gulf branch of the Royal Society of Forest and Bird.
 The road into the park was sealed in the early 2000s. Its sealing was notable for coming up short because a road width standard from Australia was used, meaning the length of road to be sealed had to be shortened.
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	====History====		====History====
		+	Human habitation at Whakanewha goes back hundreds of years and a pa site on the hill between the two beaches is easily discernible.
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		+	Poukaraka Flats, behind the eastern beach was known as Blue Gum Flats when the OBrien family farmed it in the middle of the 20th century. Once a year one half of the Waiheke community played rugby there against the other half.
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	The land for [http://www.arc.govt.nz/arc/auckland-regional-parks/park-of-the-month/whakanewha.cfm the park] was bought by the Auckland Regional Council in 1993 after a campaign led by then-''Gulf News'' editor Jim Eagles and others, including now-chairman of the ARC Mike Lee and left-wing politico Peter Lee (no relation). The purchase was most unusual in that there were a number of contributors including the Auckland City Council, DoC's Forest Heritage Fund, the Waiheke Community Board and the Hauraki Gulf branch of the Royal Society of Forest and Bird.		The land for [http://www.arc.govt.nz/arc/auckland-regional-parks/park-of-the-month/whakanewha.cfm the park] was bought by the Auckland Regional Council in 1993 after a campaign led by then-''Gulf News'' editor Jim Eagles and others, including now-chairman of the ARC Mike Lee and left-wing politico Peter Lee (no relation). The purchase was most unusual in that there were a number of contributors including the Auckland City Council, DoC's Forest Heritage Fund, the Waiheke Community Board and the Hauraki Gulf branch of the Royal Society of Forest and Bird.

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	There are many walking tracks within the park the most notable being the track to the pa site above the beach and the walk to the Cascades. The Cascades are a series of cascading waterfalls, said by some to be behind the naming of the island - Waiheke or falling water. Some claim this is erroneous.		There are many walking tracks within the park the most notable being the track to the pa site above the beach and the walk to the Cascades. The Cascades are a series of cascading waterfalls, said by some to be behind the naming of the island - Waiheke or falling water. Some claim this is erroneous.

		+	====History====
	The land for [http://www.arc.govt.nz/arc/auckland-regional-parks/park-of-the-month/whakanewha.cfm the park] was bought by the Auckland Regional Council in 1993 after a campaign led by then-''Gulf News'' editor Jim Eagles and others, including now-chairman of the ARC Mike Lee and left-wing politico Peter Lee (no relation). The purchase was most unusual in that there were a number of contributors including the Auckland City Council, DoC's Forest Heritage Fund, the Waiheke Community Board and the Hauraki Gulf branch of the Royal Society of Forest and Bird.		The land for [http://www.arc.govt.nz/arc/auckland-regional-parks/park-of-the-month/whakanewha.cfm the park] was bought by the Auckland Regional Council in 1993 after a campaign led by then-''Gulf News'' editor Jim Eagles and others, including now-chairman of the ARC Mike Lee and left-wing politico Peter Lee (no relation). The purchase was most unusual in that there were a number of contributors including the Auckland City Council, DoC's Forest Heritage Fund, the Waiheke Community Board and the Hauraki Gulf branch of the Royal Society of Forest and Bird.

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	The land for [http://www.arc.govt.nz/arc/auckland-regional-parks/park-of-the-month/whakanewha.cfm the park] was bought by the Auckland Regional Council in 1993 after a campaign led by then-''Gulf News'' editor Jim Eagles and others, including now-chairman of the ARC Mike Lee and left-wing politico Peter Lee (no relation). The purchase was most unusual in that there were a number of contributors including the Auckland City Council, DoC's Forest Heritage Fund, the Waiheke Community Board and the Hauraki Gulf branch of the Royal Society of Forest and Bird.		The land for [http://www.arc.govt.nz/arc/auckland-regional-parks/park-of-the-month/whakanewha.cfm the park] was bought by the Auckland Regional Council in 1993 after a campaign led by then-''Gulf News'' editor Jim Eagles and others, including now-chairman of the ARC Mike Lee and left-wing politico Peter Lee (no relation). The purchase was most unusual in that there were a number of contributors including the Auckland City Council, DoC's Forest Heritage Fund, the Waiheke Community Board and the Hauraki Gulf branch of the Royal Society of Forest and Bird.
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		+	The road into the park was sealed in the early 2000s. Its sealing was notable for coming up short because a road width standard from Australia was used, meaning the length of road to be sealed had to be shortened.
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		+	The park was only officially opened, by the Prime Minister Helen Clark, in 2006. It had been effectively open to the public, however, for 13 years.
		+	Mike Lee's speech at the opening can be read [http://www.arc.govt.nz/albany/fms/main/Documents/Council/Councillors/Speech%20by%20Michael%20Lee%20-%20Whakanewha%20Opening%2007.pdf here]. The ceremony included the arrival of the waka taua ''Te Kotuiti''.

	Its foreshore comprises two beaches, from which you look out to [[Koi Island]] and beyond to the city skyline. Just behind the more western of the two sits a large pohutukawa knows locally as the Wedding Tree. The site can be book for $50 for functions, including weddings.		Its foreshore comprises two beaches, from which you look out to [[Koi Island]] and beyond to the city skyline. Just behind the more western of the two sits a large pohutukawa knows locally as the Wedding Tree. The site can be book for $50 for functions, including weddings.

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−	Whakanewha Regional Park is located on the southern coast of Waiheke Island. Covering 270 hectares the park, is ~~comprised~~ mainly of bush with some mature stands of trees, the large Poukaraka Wetland and a beautiful half moon sweep of shelly and sandy beach sometimes known as Half Moon Bay. The beach is divided towards the southern end by a rocky headland that is the site of the ancient Pa.	+	Whakanewha Regional Park is located on the southern coast of Waiheke Island. Covering 270 hectares, the park is mainly bush with some mature stands of trees, the large Poukaraka Wetland and a beautiful half moon sweep of shelly and sandy beach sometimes known as Half Moon Bay. The beach is divided towards the southern end by a rocky headland that is the site of the ancient pa.

	There are many walking tracks within the park the most notable being the track to the pa site above the beach and the walk to the Cascades. The Cascades are a series of cascading waterfalls, said by some to be behind the naming of the island - Waiheke or falling water. Some claim this is erroneous.		There are many walking tracks within the park the most notable being the track to the pa site above the beach and the walk to the Cascades. The Cascades are a series of cascading waterfalls, said by some to be behind the naming of the island - Waiheke or falling water. Some claim this is erroneous.

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	[[Category:Parks and Reserves]]		[[Category:Parks and Reserves]]
		+	[[Category:The environment]]