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Ba y s wa t erma r i na , f or mer l yk nowna sO’ Nei l sPoi nt , ov er l ook sWa i t ema t aHa r boura ndi samer e10mi nut esf r om downt ownAuc k l a ndv i at hef er r y . T hes i t ei soneofAuc k l a nd’ smos tpi c t ur es que , ov er l ook i ngt hr eeofourmos ti c oni cl a ndma r k s ; t heAuc k l a ndHa r bourBr i dge , Ra ngi t ot oa ndAuc k l a ndCi t y’ sS k y t owera nds k y l i ne . Howev er , wi t ht hes i t e ’ sc ur r entpr i ma r y f unc t i ona sc a rpa r k , t hes equa l i t i esa r eea s i l yov er l ook eda ndi ns t ea dt hema r i nai ss eenmer el ya sadepa r t ur epoi nt . T hi st henpr opos est heques t i onofwhet hert oembr a c et hes i t ea sa por t / depa r t ur ez oneort oc r ea t eanewpoi ntofa t t r a c t i on, dr a wi ngpeopl et ot hi sbea ut i f ul l oc a t i on.
I f eel t her ei sadi s t i nc tl os sofc onnec t i ont ot hewa t er l i neduet oal a c kofa c c es s i bi l i t y . T heonl ypoi nt sofi nt er a c t i onbet weenwa t era ndpubl i ca r edownboa tr a mps , oy s t erc ov er ed r oc kba nk sort hebr ea kwa t erpa t hwa ywr a ppi ngt hes i t e . AsNewZea l a nder s , wea r eus edt obei ngi nc ons t a ntc onnec t i ont oawa t er l i ne , howev era tBa y s wa t er , t hec oa s t l i nedoes n’ t f eel genui ne . Whet hert hi si sbec a us eoft heuna ppea l i ngc ent r a l c a rpa r kort hei s s uet ha ts i t ei sl oc a t edonr ec l a i medl a ndwi t houtabea c hf oras hor el i nei sunc er t a i n. Howev ert hi s needst obea ddr es s edf orpeopl et of eel a tea s eont hes i t e .
Wa i t ema t aha r bourwa ses t a bl i s heda sama i na nc hor a gea ndpor ts i t el ongbef or eE ur opea nc ol oni a l t i mes . T her ei saneedt or ees t a bl i s ht hepubl i c ’ sr el a t i ons hi pt ot hehi s t or yoft he pl a c e , t heoc c upa t i ona nda c t i v i t i est ha tha v eoc c ur r edher et ha twema ynotbea wa r eof . Duet oAuc k l a nd’ sl i mi t eds uppl yofa ni ma l r es our c esonl a nd, Ma or i woul dof t ent ur nt ot he ha r bourf ors our c esoff ood. T hus s hi ngwa sl ook edupona sahi ghl yi mpor t a nta c t i v i t ya ndawa yofpr ov i di ngf ort hec ommuni t y . E a r l yv oy a ger sv i s i t i ngNewZea l a ndr ec a l l bei ng s t r uc kbyt hes i z eofs omenet sus edi ns ea s hi ng, s omer equi r i ngupt ov ehundr edpeopl et odr a w.
Rec r ea t i ona l a c t i v i t i esneedt ober ei nt r oduc eda ndenc our a gedons i t ea st hi si sani c het ha tc oul ds oea s i l ybe l l ed. Al one s her ma norwi nds ur f era r enotar a r es i ghta r oundBa y s wa t erma r i nabutt hi sc oul dbec omeahots potf ors uc ha c t i v i t i es . S por t ss uc ha sr owi ng, k i t es urng, a nds a i l i ngc oul dt a k ea dv a nt a geofnei ghbour i ngNga t a r i ngaBa ywhi c hi sc ur r ent l yl ef tdor ma nta nduna ec t edbyf er r yr out es . Ac t i v i t yons i t ewoul dbr i ngl i f et oBa y s wa t erma r i naa ndt hes ur r oundi ngs hor el i nes .
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T heos c i l l a t i onoft hewha r fa nd ui dmot i onoft hewa l k wa y smea nt ha tt hema r i nai sf or ev erc ha ngi ng, pr ov i di ngv i s i t or swi t hadi er ente x per i enc eea c ht i met heyv i s i t . T hes ec ondi t i onsa r ei n uenc edbyt hes ur f , t i des , wi nda ndwea t herc ondi t i onsa sBa y s wa t eri sl oc a t edi nahi ghl ye x pos edl oc a t i on. I ni t spr es ents t a t e , t hema r i nahol dsa l l t hee x c i t ementoft he s i t ec ompa r edwi t ht heba r r ena nduna ppea l i ngl a y outoft hec onc r et ec a rpa r k . T hebr ea kwa t erwa l k wa yhol dsl i f eduet oi t shones tr es pons et ot hewea t herc ondi t i onsa ndbea ut i f ul out l ookt ot heha r bour ; aqua l i t yt ha tneedst obeenc a ps ul a t eda c r os st her es toft hes i t e .
Duet ot hev a s tdi er enc esi nt i des , c ur r ent s , wi ndsa nds ur f , t hema r i naha sbeenbui l twi t he x i bi l i t yf ort hemot i onsoft heoc ea n. At t a c hment sa r eof t ent empor a r yora dj us t a bl es uc h a st hek not . T her opek not sa r oundt hema r i naa r ea ni nt er es t i ng x t ur ea swhi l et heya ppea rt hewea k es tdet a i l ons i t e , t heya r ea l s ot hemos tv a s t l yus ed. T heyc a nc omba ts ev er ea nd v i ol entc ha ngesi nmot i ony eta r ewea kenought obepul l eda pa r twi t has k i l l edha nd. Knot sa l s oha v eas t r ongc onnot a t i onba c kt oa l mos ta l l na t i v ec ommuni t i es , NewZea l a ndi nc l uded.
Knott y i ng, l a s hi ngsa ndwea v i ngsi nMa or i hi s t or ywer eaf unda ment a l t ec hni queus edf orc l ot hi ng, a r c hi t ec t ur e , ga t her i nga ndhunt i ngpur pos esi nev er y da yl i f e . I nat a ur a( r ope ’ s ) mos tba s i cf or m, l a r gek upenga( net s ) wer ewov ena ndus edbyt hec ommuni t yt oobt a i nf oodf r om t heha r bourwhi c hi sapr a c t i c es t i l l i mpl ement edt oda y . T hec ons t r uc t i onofnet s wa sat a pu( s a c r ed) a c t i v i t ya sc er t a i nr i t ua l sa ndr es t r i c t i onsha dt obef ol l owed. Dur i ngt het i meofE ur opea ns et t l ementa ndemer gi ngt owns hi ps , Ma or i i ni t i a l l ys uppl i eda l mos ta l l t he s ht ot hes et t l er sofAuc k l a nda saf or m oft r a de . S ot het ec hni queofs hi nga ndc r ea t i ngk not sa ndnet swa saf unda ment a l s k i l l dur i ngea r l yc ol oni s a t i oni nAuc k l a nd.
T hei mpor t a nc eofk nott y i ngi si mpor t a nt , a swi t hawea kori na ppr opr i a t et ec hni quei twi l l notc a r r youti t spur pos ea ndda ma gema ybedonet ot heboa t ( s ) i nt hema r i na . T hi si sr eec t i v eoft hequa l i t yk a upa pa ; t hec onc ept ua l c ons t r uc t i onofa nel ement . Agood, s t r ongk noti sa s s oc i a t edwi t hc r ea t i ngagoodk a upa pabyt her opet i er . Coi nc i dent a l l y , t heMa or i wor dk a upa paa l s ot r a ns l a t est or a f t , s obyc r ea t i ngagoodk a upa pay oua r ea l s o( i nt hi si ns t a nc e) pr ot ec t i ngi t . T her ef or e , t hequa l i t yofs t r ongk not sa r ec r ea t i nga ndpr ot ec t i ngt he k a upa pa .
T hei deaofpr ot ec t i oni sv er ya ppl i c a bl et oBa y s wa t er , a st hi si sa ni nt egr a l f unc t i ont hema r i namus tper f or m. Al ongwi t ht hek not s , t hebr ea kwa t erenv el opi ngt heboa t sa c ta sa s a f egua r d, s hi el di ngt hes i t ef r om t hec hoppywa v esdi r ec t edf r om t heha r bour . I ti si r oni ct ha tf oras i t eha v i ngt oper f or mt hi sf unc t i on, i ti spos i t i onedi ns uc ha ne x pos edl oc a t i on; c ons t a nt l yendur i ngs t r ongs out hwes t er l ywi ndsa ndha r s hc ondi t i ons . T hebl ea k nes soft hes i t eonl yempha s i s est hi si s s ue , a swi t hl i t t l ei nf r a s t r uc t ur et obr ea kt hewi ndt her ea r e l i mi t eda r ea sofs hel t er .
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T her ei sr ea l pot ent i a l f orBa y s wa t erma r i nat or ec onnec tba c kt ot hehi s t or yoft hes i t ei nWa i t ema t aHa r boura ndt hea c t i v i t i est ha tt ookpl a c eher e . T heha r bourha sbeenus edf orr ec r ea t i ona l pur pos esa swel l a sapor ta nda nc hor a ges i t ei npr ec ol oni a l NewZea l a ndt opr es entda y . Byr ees t a bl i s hi ngt hes ec onnec t i onswi t ht hepa s ta ndgoi ngba c kt ot heor i gi na l k a upa paoft hel a nd, wea r ebet t era bl et or epr es entourhi s t or ya nddes i gnwha ti sr i ghtf ort hes i t e . Pl a c eneedst obec r ea t edi nBa y s wa t erma r i nat ha tr eec t sourl oc a t i oni nt he S out hPa c ica ndembr a c est hepot ent i a l oft hes i t ef ori tt obec omedes i r a bl e .