Waitemata Harbour, a 70 square miles harbour, is the main access by sea to
Auckland,
New Zealand. It connects the city and port to the
Hauraki Gulf, and thus to the
Pacific Ocean, and is sheltered from Pacific storms by the bulks of
Rangitoto Island and
Waiheke Island.For this reason it is often referred to as Auckland Harbour, despite the fact that it is only one of two harbours surrounding the city. The Waitemata forms the north and east coasts of Auckland isthmus. It is matched on the south and west by the shallower waters of
Manukau Harbour.The name is from the
Māori language, with Wai te Mataa referring to
obsidian glass. The 'sparkling waters' (a later translation of the meaning) of the harbour were said to glint like the volcanic glass prized by these early arrivals to the harbour.
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