- The
Haowhenua (Māori for 'land swallower')
earthquake occurred around 1460 AD
causing uplift to
parts of Wellington, New Zealand. In his 1923
paper "Miramar...
- Motu-Kairangi (present day
Miramar Peninsula). Then a
violent earthquake known as
Haowhenua (Māori for 'land swallower')
uplifted the land so that the Te-Awa-a-Taia...
- by
geologic upheaval as a
result of
recurring earthquakes,
notably the
Haowhenua earthquake in the
fifteenth century and the 1855
Wairarapa earthquake...
- 6–8.3 1460
Wellington Region Wellington 8.0 8.0 25 km 41.39°S 174.80°E
Haowhenua earthquake 1620
Alpine Fault South Island 7.6–8.3 1717
Alpine Fault South...
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uplift of 9.1 m, was
previously thought to have
formed as a
result of the
Haowhenua earthquake around 1460 AD, but is now
believed to have
formed around 110–430...
- the
Waikanae area,
which eventually led to war and the
large battle of
Haowhenua,
between Te Horo and the Ōtaki River, in 1834. Both
tribes looked to allies...
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there was the Te Moana–a–kura pā
which contained terraces and middens.
Haowhenua pā was
built in the
middle of the island,
where the
quarantine station...
- Spinoff.
Retrieved 25
September 2024. "Wellington
Harbour before the
Haowhenua earthquake". Te Ara: The
Encyclopedia of New Zealand. "Fort
Dorset - Wellington...
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adopted by some 25
northern chiefs at Busby's suggestion. The
battle of
Haowhenua is
fought on the Kāpiti
Coast between Ngāti
Raukawa and Te Āti Awa, with...
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features such as
Balaena Bay,
Hataitai Beach and S****y Bay.
Prior to the
Haowhenua earthquake in
about 1460 AD,
Miramar was an
island and
Evans Bay would...
