Te Whanganui-a-Tara region
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Te Whanganui-a-Tara region is the Māori name for the wider Wellington area at the southern tip of New Zealand’s North Island, encompassing the harbour and surrounding lands.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Māori-named place
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ |
| climate | temperate maritime climate ⓘ |
| containsCity |
Lower Hutt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Hutt NERFINISHED ⓘ Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsFeature |
Cook Strait coastline
ⓘ
Rimutaka Range foothills NERFINISHED ⓘ Wellington fault zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsRegionalPark |
Akatarawa Forest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Belmont Regional Park NERFINISHED ⓘ East Harbour Regional Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsSubregion |
Hutt Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kāpiti Coast (in a wider sense) NERFINISHED ⓘ Miramar Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Wellington CBD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsTown | Porirua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| governedAsPartOf | Wellington Region local government area ⓘ |
| hasBodyOfWater | Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington Harbour) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCentralCityRole | seat of government of New Zealand (in Wellington city) ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor | Māori of Te Upoko o Te Ika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Wellington area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
coastal reserves
ⓘ
regional parks ⓘ suburban areas ⓘ urban areas ⓘ |
| hasMajorAirport | Wellington International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorPort | Port of Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMāoriName | Te Whanganui-a-Tara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignificance | traditional Māori rohe ⓘ |
| includes |
Wellington Harbour
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
surrounding lands of Wellington Harbour ⓘ |
| knownFor |
hilly terrain
ⓘ
natural harbour ⓘ strong winds ⓘ |
| locatedAt | southern tip of New Zealand’s North Island ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Island
ⓘ
Wellington Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Tara (ancestor of local iwi) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Māori ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | the great harbour of Tara ⓘ |
| partOf | Wellington metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfTraditionalRegion | Te Upoko o Te Ika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalOwners |
Ngāti Toa Rangatira
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika NERFINISHED ⓘ Te Āti Awa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportHubFor | ferries across Cook Strait ⓘ |
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