I visited Te Atatu recently. Well, I should clarify; I visited the town center of the Te Atatu Peninsula. On my way there on bus 131, I passed through the town center of Te Atatu South as well. 'South' is relatively close by Henderson and I've repeatedly been through it at various times, but I've never walked around the northern town center.
Te Atatu like you might expect, is a Maori name. It means, 'the dawn.' It lies on the western edge of the Waitemata Harbor. The link below will show you a map. In it, Te Atatu Peninsula is not identified, but it lies just to the left of the words 'Waitemata Harbour' on the map. You'll have no trouble seeing it if you care to look at this.
Te Atatu like you might expect, is a Maori name. It means, 'the dawn.' It lies on the western edge of the Waitemata Harbor. The link below will show you a map. In it, Te Atatu Peninsula is not identified, but it lies just to the left of the words 'Waitemata Harbour' on the map. You'll have no trouble seeing it if you care to look at this.
https://teara.govt.nz/files/m16140enz.jpg
Somebody had fun producing this bench!
As you already know, if you've been reading my posts, Kiwis love doing murals. And they're very good at painting them.
This little piece of art is something special. It's a mobius strip! (Assuming the portion beneath the pavement exists)
(what's a mobius strip?... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6bius_strip
An olive 'grove' in Te Atatu's park
Another view of the park from the other side.
Roundabouts are everywhere here.
A date scone (rhymes with done, not bone) and a flat white
A view of downtown across Waitemata Harbour at low tide.
Left to right...Rangitoto, the Harbour Bridge, Auckland
All the guns have been removed from these installations.
Trundlers, not shopping carts
(what's a mobius strip?... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6bius_strip
An olive 'grove' in Te Atatu's park
The bus stop is in front of the library. Very convenient.
I'm on my way home again. Right at the base of the peninsula is large pasture. I wonder if these horses get tired of the traffic? The motoway is just to the right of this picture. -djf
Your pictures give such nice views of the familiar landmarks of Rangitoto, the city with it's sky tower and the bridge - but without all the hustle and bustle of being right in the middle of it. Feels like you are really way out in the country especially with the horses in that last picture.
ReplyDeleteWas your Green-Bay Packer tree in Te Atatu as well? The sign about the gun emplacements says the guns were never installed and it's interesting that these sites were not dismantled or fashioned for another use.
I like the sculptures in the Jack Pringle Village Green - and the mural you showed us is one of the best I've seen - but did you see the size of the BUGS on it?!
As always, thanks for sharing!
The 'GB Packer Tree' can be seen all over the place, but that particular one is actually on the Opanuku Stream walk.
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