Araparera River, Hikurangi River, Hōteo River, Kaihu River, Kaipara River, Kaiwaka River, Kaukapakapa River, Kumeū River, Makarau River, Mangakahia River, Manganui River, Mangawai River, Omaru River, Opatu River, Oruawharo River, Otamatea River, Topuni River, Wairoa River, Wairua River, Whakapara River
Ocean/sea sources
Tasman Sea
Basin countries
New Zealand
Islands
Manukapua Island, Titipu Island, Moturemu Island, Ōpāhekeheke Island, Puharakeke Island, Motukuru Island, Waikauri Island
Sections/sub-basins
Arapaoa River, Tauhoa River, Whakaki River
Settlements
Glorit, Helensville, Kaukapakapa, Matakohe, Maungaturoto, Pahi, Parakai, Port Albert, Pouto, Ruawai, Shelly Beach, Tapora, Tauhoa, Tinopai, Waioneke
Kaipara Harbour is a large enclosed harbour estuary complex on the north western side of the North Island of New Zealand. The northern part of the harbour is administered by the Kaipara District and the southern part is administered by the Auckland Council. The local Māori tribe is Ngāti Whātua.
By area, the Kaipara Harbour is one of the largest harbours in the world. It covers 947 square kilometres (366 sq mi) at high tide, with 409 square kilometres (158 sq mi) exposed as mudflats and sandflats at low tide.[1][2][3]
According to Māori tradition, the name Kaipara had its origins back in the 15th century when the Arawa chief, Kahumatamomoe, travelled to the Kaipara to visit his nephew at Pouto. At a feast, he was so impressed with the cooked root of the para fern, that he gave the name Kai-para to the district. Kaipara comes from the Māori kai meaning "food", and para meaning "king fern".[4]
^Heath, RA (1975) Stability of some New Zealand coastal inlets. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 9 (4):449-57.
^Fahy, F; Irving, P and John, S (1990) Coastal Resource Inventory First Order Survey. Department of Conservation.
^Robertson, B; Gillespie, P; Asher, R; Frisk, S; Keeley, N; Hopkins, G; Thompson, S and Tuckey, B (2002) Estuarine Environmental Assessment and Monitoring: A National Protocol. Prepared for Supporting Councils and The Ministry for the Environmental Sustainable Management Fund. Contract No. 5096.
^Byrne, Brian (2002). The Unknown Kaipara. p. 4. ISBN 0-473-08831-2.
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