PEST CONTROL WHANGAPAROA
Whangaparaoa
Is a suburban area about 25 km north of Auckland, New Zealand. It had 30,672 residents in 2013, many of them in the eponymous
town of Whangaparaoa on its southern side. It is part of the Hibiscus Coast. The area is populated largely by retired Aucklanders and weekenders who may swell
the numbers to many thousands in the holiday season. However, many residents commute from this area to the Auckland CBD for work both via the Gulf Harbour ferry
and the Hibiscus Coast Bus Station.
The Kawerau hapū Ngāti Kahu traditionally inhabited the peninsula, prior to the arrival of Europeans. Ngāti Kahu's major focuses of settlement were around
Te Haruhi Bay and Army Bay. A waka portage existed between Tindalls Beach and Matakatia, allowing travellers to bypass the Whangaparaoa Peninsula,
who otherwise would have needed to travel around the entire peninsula.
Whangaparaoa Peninsula was purchased by the government in 1853, after which settlers began developing the land for grazing. Ngāti Kahu
continued to live on the land until the 1890s. The Shakespear family acquired many of the landholdings, and farmed the area until 1967,
when they sold their land to the Auckland Regional Council, who established the Shakespear Regional Park at the far end of the peninsula.
Shakespear regional park
The Kawerau hapū Ngāti Kahu traditionally inhabited the area, prior to the arrival of Europeans. Ngāti Kahu's major focuses of settlement were around Te Haruhi Bay and Army Bay.Whangaparaoa Peninsula was purchased by the government in 1853, after which settlers began developing the land for grazing. Ngāti Kahu continued to live on the land until the 1890s. The Shakespear family acquired many of the landholdings, and farmed the area for much of the 20th century.
The northern area of the park was acquired by the New Zealand Army during World War II.
In 1967 the Shakespear family sold their land to the Auckland Regional Council, who established the Shakespear Regional Park.
