β¨ District Boundary Descriptions
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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naki River to the sea; and on the North-east by the from the source of that stream due west to the sea;
sea.
Hokianga District.
Bounded on the North by the Mongonui District;
on the East by the Bay of Islands District; on the
South by a straight line from the confluence of the
Wairua and Mangakahia Rivers to the Maunganui
Bluff; and on the South-west by the sea.
Kaipara District.
Bounded on the North by the Hokianga District;
on the East by the Wairoa River to the confluence of
the Monganui River, and by the Monganui River to
the north-western angle of the Mangawhai District;
thence on the South-east by the Mangawhai District
to the head of the Arapawa Inlet, and by the
shore of Kaipara Estuary; on the South by the
Kaipara Estuary; and on the South-west by the sea.
Mangawhai District.
Bounded on the North by the Ruakaka River from
its mouth to its source, and thence westward by a
straight line to Monganui River of Kaipara, thence
by a straight line to the northern head of the Ara-
pawa Inlet; thence on the West by the Kaipara
waters to the Hoteo River; and on the South by the
Hoteo River to its source, thence by a straight line
to the summit of Tamahua, and by the watershed
from Tamahua to the Whakatauwhenua Stream,
and by that stream to the sea; and on the East by
the sea.
Whangarei District.
Bounded on the South by the Mangawhai District
from the Monganui River to the mouth of the
Ruakaka River; on the East by the sea; on the
North by the Bay of Islands District; and on the
West by the Kaipara District.
Auckland District.
Bounded on the North by the Waitemata Harbour
and the Gulf of the Thames; on the East by the
Wairoa Creek to the northern boundary of the
Hunua purchase; on the South by the northern
boundary of the Hunua purchase to the Kirikiri
Confiscated Block, and by the eastern and northern
boundaries of that block to the Village of Papakura,
and by the Papakura Creek to Manukau Harbour;
on the South-west by Manukau Harbour; and on the
West by the Whau Portage and Creek, including
the Islands of Pakihi, Ponui, Puketua, Tarataroa,
Waiheki, Motu Ihi, Brown's Island, Motu Tapu,
Rangitoto, Rakino, Wood's Island, and Week's
Island.
Wairoa District.
Bounded on the North by the southern boundary
of the Auckland District and by the Wairoa Creek;
on the North-east and East by the Gulf of the
Thames; on the South by the Whangamarino River
and the Maramarua Stream, and by a straight line
extending from the source of the Maramarua Stream
through the Hot Springs near Pukorokoro to the Gulf
of the Thames; and on the West by the Waikato, and
by a line one mile westward of the Great South
Road to the Pahurehure Creek and by that creek
and Manukau Harbour to the Papakura Creek, and
by the Papakura Creek to the Village of Papakura.
Waiuku District.
Bounded on the North by the Manukau Harbour;
on the East by the Wairoa District; on the South by
the Waikato River; and on the West by the sea:
including the Islands in Pahurehure Creek and in the
Waikato River adjacent.
Whangape District.
Bounded on the North by the Waikato River; on
the East by the Waikato River; on the South by
the Awa-o-te-Atua Stream and by a straight line
and on the West by the sea.
Rangiriri District.
Bounded on the North by the Wairoa District
and by the Gulf of the Thames; on the East by the
Piako River to the Waitoa River, to a point due east
from the Mangawharo Portage; on the South by a
straight line running west from the point last de-
scribed to the Mangawharo Portage, and by that
portage and the Mangawharo Stream to the Waikato
River; and on the West by the Waikato River:
including the Islands in the Waikato River along
such western boundary.
Hamilton District.
Bounded on the North by the Rangiriri District
from the Awa-o-te-Atua Stream to the Waitoa River,
and thence by a straight line to the confluence of the
Ohinemuri and Waihou River; on the East by the
Waihou River to a point being the production east-
ward of the southern boundary line of the Tamahere
Native Reserve; on the West by the summit of the
Hakarimata Range from the Awa-o-te-Atua Creek to
the source of Karakariki Stream; on the South by
the Karakariki Stream to the Waipa River, and thence
by a straight line to the south-western angle of the
Tamahere Native Reserve; and on the South-east
by the south-eastern boundary line of the Tamahere
Reserve, and by a production of such line to the
Waihou River.
Raglan District.
Bounded on the North by the Whangape District;
on the East by the Hamilton District, the Hakari-
mata Range, and northern spur of the Pirongia to
the summit of Pirongia; on the South by a straight
line from the summit of Pirongia to the southern
shore of Aotea Harbour, and by that harbour to the
sea; and on the West by the sea.
Alexandra District.
Bounded on the North and West by the Raglan
District, from the sea to Karakariki Creek; on the
North by the Hamilton District, from the source of
the Karakariki Creek to the Hamilton and Ohaupo
road; on the East by the Hamilton and Ohaupo
road to Ohaupo, thence by the Te Awamutu Road
to Te Awamutu, thence by the Puniu Road through
Orakau to the Puniu River, and thence by a straight
line to the source of the Waipa River; on the South
by the Waipa River, from its source, to the conflu-
ence of the Waitomo River, by the Waitomo River
to its source, and thence by a straight line to
Haerchaere; and on the West by the sea, and by
the shores of Kawhia Harbour and Aotea Harbour to
the point first described: including the Harapipi
Military Settlement.
Cambridge District.
Bounded on the North by the Hamilton District
from the Hamilton and Ohaupo road to the Waihou
River; on the East by the Waihou River to the
Whakaparu River, and by the Whakaparu River to
its source; on the South by a straight line from the
source of the Whakaparu River to the source of the
Waipa River; and on the West by the Alexandra
District.
Thames District.
Bounded on the West by the Rangiriri District;
on the North-west by the Gulf of the Thames, from
the mouth of the Piako River to the Tararu Stream;
on the North by the Tararu Stream from its mouth
to its source, and from thence by a straight line
running due east to the sea; on the East by the
sea; and on the South by the Hamilton District, from
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District boundaries, North Island, Hokianga, Kaipara, Auckland, Waikato, Militia Act
NZ Gazette 1870, No 71