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54: 35: 233: 61: 614: 564: 103: 264:, home to two twin brothers, Hupiku and Humataitai, in the early 1700s. To the east was Te Pokanoa a Tarahape Pā, a name which references Tarahape, a wife of Ika-maupoho, 695: 735: 410: 589: 1022: 477: 53: 728: 903: 1146: 257:(tātarāmoa or bush lawyer). The bay was an important fishing resource for Tāmaki Māori. The headlands of the bay were home to two 1255: 721: 541: 386: 301: 323: 703: 1015: 530: 1178: 1173: 1156: 308:
village found on the bay's shores. Over time, Hobson Bay became more silted and shallow due to the sewage plant.
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of Waiohua. The western headland at Point Resolution was home to the Taurarua Pā. Both pā were taken by
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name for the bay is Te Waitaramoa, either meaning "the bay of the first rays of sun", or a reference to
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in 1851. During the early colonial era, the bay was named after the first Governor of New Zealand,
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A sewage plant was opened at Ōkahu Bay, to the north-east of Hobson Bay, in 1908 (now the site of
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The Hobson Bay Walkway can be found along the shores of the bay, and was constructed in 2006.
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to the south of Hobson Bay. The area was included in the Ōhinerau Block sale to the
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In 2010, the ageing sewage tunnels underneath the bay were reconstructed.
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to pass through Hobson Bay, either as a tunnel or above ground motorway.
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in 1926, a road linking Parnell to Ōrākei at the mouth of the bay.
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is an active shared path that extends from Hobson Bay to
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Newmarket Viaduct Landscape & Urban Design Framework
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Masters, Catherine; Orsman, Bernard (11 April 2002).
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was constructed in the middle of the bay, joined by
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It is located to the east of the 73:Location within the Auckland Region 13: 224:The bay is lined with mangroves. 60: 14: 1272: 302:Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium 59: 52: 33: 1213:Auckland City Council (defunct) 953:Auckland City Council (defunct) 688: 373:Janssen, Peter (January 2021). 219: 196:, surrounded by the suburbs of 1147:Church of St. John the Baptist 632: 449:. Land Information New Zealand 403: 187: 1: 352: 243:at the entrance to Hobson Bay 16:For the bay in Victoria, see 1071:Auckland War Memorial Museum 904:St Michael's Catholic Church 863:Takaparawhau / Bastion Point 336: 39:View of Hobson Bay from the 7: 10: 1277: 872:Facilities and attractions 328:Eastern Transport Corridor 322:In the early 2000s, mayor 227: 15: 1222: 1187: 1139: 1123: 1046: 962: 927: 871: 825: 759: 536:(Report). 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Hobsons Bay
View of Hobson Bay from the Sky Tower
Sky Tower
Location within the Auckland Region
Auckland Region
New Zealand
36°51′29″S 174°47′38″E / 36.858°S 174.794°E / -36.858; 174.794 (Hobson Bay)
Waitematā Harbour
Auckland Region
New Zealand
North Island
Auckland City Centre
Eastern Line
Tamaki Drive
Waitematā Harbour
Parnell
Remuera
Ōrākei
maar
Ōrākei Basin

Tamaki Drive
Eastern Line
Tāmaki Māori
Rubus cissoides
Waiohua

paramount chief
Ngāti Whātua
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei

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