Te Wai-o-Pareira / Henderson Creek

The Te Wai-o-Pareira / Henderson Creek is an estuarine river of the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows north from its sources in the Henderson Valley and Titirangi, before reaching the western Waitematā Harbour.

Te Wai-o-Pareira / Henderson Creek
Yachts in Te Wai-o-Pareira / Henderson Creek, looking towards the Te Atatū Peninsula
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Waitematā Harbour
Length6 km (4 mi)

Geography

The section of the creek known as Te Wai-o-Pareira / Henderson Creek begins at the point when the Opanuku Stream and Oratia Stream intersect at Henderson;[1] where tidal estuarine water from the Waitematā Harbour begins.[2] The creek joins the Mānutewhau Creek at the western edges of the Waitematā Harbour.[1] The south-western arm of the creek where the Momutu and Paremuka streams confluence is known locally as Huruhuru Creek, and traditionally by the name Wai Huruhuru Manawa.[2]

Tributaries of Te Wai-o-Pareira / Henderson Creek include the Momutu Stream, Rarawaru Stream, Paremuka Stream, Ōpanuku Stream, Oratia Stream and the Waikumete Stream.

History

The creek was known by Te Kawerau ā Maki and other Tāmaki Māori as Waipareira or Te Wai-o-Pareira, which references ancestor Toi-te-huatahi's niece Pareira.[1] Te Kōpua (modern-day Falls Park / Tui Glen Reserve) was the end point for where Te Wai-o-Pareira / Henderson Creek could be navigated by canoe, making it the starting place for many on-land pathways, and was a strategic pā for Te Kawerau ā Maki.[2] The lower section of Te Wai-o-Pareira / Henderson Creek was traditionally known as Maanu Te Whau, and was a place where cockles, pipi and oysters were collected.[3]

Kauri timber was first logged on the western banks of Te Wai-o-Pareira / Henderson Creek in 1841, before pit-sawyers moved to the inland tributaries of the creek.[4] The creek's tributary streams were used to transport kauri to the Henderson Mill,[5] which operated on the banks of the creek from 1848 to 1868.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Te Wai-o-Pareira / Henderson Creek". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  2. Te Kawerau ā Maki; The Trustees of Te Kawerau Iwi Settlement Trust; The Crown (12 December 2013). "Deed of Settlement Schedule: Documents" (PDF). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  3. "Henderson Creek" (PDF). Project Twin Streams. Auckland Council. 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  4. Hayward, B. W.; Diamond, J. T. (1975). "Kauri Dam Sites in the Waitakere Ranges" (PDF). Tane. 6: 105–120. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  5. Gregory, CE; Reid, HE; Brierley, GJ (2008). "River recovery in an urban catchment: twin streams catchment, Auckland, New Zealand". Physical Geography. 29 (3): 222–246. ISSN 0272-3646.
  6. Thomas, Carolyn (8 June 2009). "Mill artefacts go on display". Stuff. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

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