Titahi Bay
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| City: | Porirua Porirua Porirua is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand, immediately north of the city of Wellington, with their central business districts 20 km apart. A large proportion of the population commutes to Wellington, so it may be considered a satellite city. It almost completely surrounds... |
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| Island: | North Island North Island The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. The island is in area, making it the world's 14th-largest island... |
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| North: | Whitireia Park |
| East: | Porirua Harbour Porirua Harbour Porirua Harbour is a natural inlet in the south-western coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The city of Porirua, one of the four cities in the Wellington conurbation, surrounds it. The city centre is to the south of the harbour.... |
| South: | Takapuwahia |
| West: | Tasman Sea Tasman Sea The Tasman Sea is the large body of water between Australia and New Zealand, approximately across. It extends 2,800 km from north to south. It is a south-western segment of the South Pacific Ocean. The sea was named after the Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman, the first recorded European... |
Titahi Bay is a suburb of Porirua
Porirua
Porirua is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand, immediately north of the city of Wellington, with their central business districts 20 km apart. A large proportion of the population commutes to Wellington, so it may be considered a satellite city. It almost completely surrounds...
in the North Island
North Island
The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. The island is in area, making it the world's 14th-largest island...
of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. It is located at the foot of a short peninsula along the west coast of the Porirua Harbour
Porirua Harbour
Porirua Harbour is a natural inlet in the south-western coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The city of Porirua, one of the four cities in the Wellington conurbation, surrounds it. The city centre is to the south of the harbour....
, to the north of Porirua city centre. The suburb's population in 2006 was 7,527. Now The Population of Titahi Bay is jumped to 15,800.
Many scenes from the Taika Waititi
Taika Waititi
Taika Waititi , also known as Taika Cohen, is a New Zealand-born film director, writer, painter, comedian and actor named as one of Varietys "ten new directors to watch" in 2007....
movie Eagle vs Shark
Eagle vs Shark
Eagle vs Shark is a 2007 New Zealand romantic comedy film directed by Taika Waititi and financed by the New Zealand Film Commission. The screenplay was also written by Waititi, based on the character of Lily created by Loren Horsley....
were shot on location in Titahi Bay.
History
The legendary Polynesian navigator KupeKupe
In the Māori mythology of some tribes, Kupe was involved in the Polynesian discovery of New Zealand.-Contention:There is contention concerning the status of Kupe. The contention turns on the authenticity of later versions of the legends, the so-called 'orthodox' versions closely associated with S....
landed at Komanga Point, 3 kilometres west of Titahi Bay, leaving an anchor stone which today can be seen at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is the national museum and art gallery of New Zealand, located in Wellington. It is branded and commonly known as Te Papa and Our Place; "Te Papa Tongarewa" is broadly translatable as "the place of treasures of this land".The museum's principles...
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The area was settled by Māori for many years before the arrival of Europeans, and several pa
Pa (Maori)
The word pā can refer to any Māori village or settlement, but in traditional use it referred to hillforts fortified with palisades and defensive terraces and also to fortified villages. They first came into being about 1450. They are located mainly in the North Island north of lake Taupo...
sites are located nearby. The area was also the site of many inter-iwi
Iwi
In New Zealand society, iwi form the largest everyday social units in Māori culture. The word iwi means "'peoples' or 'nations'. In "the work of European writers which treat iwi and hapū as parts of a hierarchical structure", it has been used to mean "tribe" , or confederation of tribes,...
conflicts, notably in the 1820s, when the area was invaded by the followers of Te Rauparaha
Te Rauparaha
Te Rauparaha was a Māori rangatira and war leader of the Ngāti Toa tribe who took a leading part in the Musket Wars. He was influential in the original sale of conquered Rangitane land to the New Zealand Company and was a participant in the Wairau Incident in Marlborough...
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The first European residents were whalers operating from Korohiwa, between Titahi Bay and Komanga Point.
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, a camp housing US military personnel was built in Titahi Bay.
Titahi Bay Beach
Titahi Bay is one kilometre from end to end and forms a bay.Surfing is a popular activity at Titahi Bay. Titahi Bay is a beach break that can be surfed on all tides and during periods of onshore winds is generally the time to go there. The surf breaks have a vast array of size and skill sets. From Petes Rocks (1.5-2 m) to the famous Locals (.2-2m) to the Fishermans (inside 2m-3m outside 3-5m) Mainly all on North-Westerly swell direction. This all changes when South swell arrives, different breaks from different swell direction.
A Surfing club has operated for over 30 years. Two NZ champions originate form T-Bar.
The Titahi Bay Surf Life Saving Club is located in the centre of the bay.
The boat sheds at the northern and southern ends of the beach are often featured in photographs of the area.
The fossilised remains of a forest from the Pleistocene
Pleistocene
The Pleistocene is the epoch from 2,588,000 to 11,700 years BP that spans the world's recent period of repeated glaciations. The name pleistocene is derived from the Greek and ....
era are located at Titahi Bay and form an intertidal reef. The forest was dominated by podocarps and tree-ferns and dates from the last interglacial period 150,000–70,000 years ago.
Titahi Bay Volunteer Fire Brigade
Founded in 1945, the Titahi Bay Volunteer Fire Brigade operates an IvecoIveco
Iveco, an acronym for Industrial Vehicle Corporation, originally an alliance of European commercial vehicle manufacturers such as Fiat , Unic and Magirus. Iveco is now an Italian truck, bus, and diesel engine manufacturer, based in Turin...
EuroCargo ML120E Type 2 (Medium Pump) Appliance and currently has 20 volunteer Firefighters. The Titahi Bay Volunteer Fire Brigade operates in the New Zealand Fire Service
New Zealand Fire Service
The New Zealand Fire Service is New Zealand's national fire fighting body. While its founding legislation, the Fire Service Act 1975, only provides for this role, the organisation has assumed responsibility for several other areas.-Strategic Direction:The New Zealand Fire Service has defined for...
's Arapawa Fire Region.
Porirua Little Theatre
Founded in 1950 as Titahi Bay Little Theatre by Ellinore Ginn in the recreation hall used by US MarinesUnited States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
encamped at Titahi Bay during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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Transportation
Bus routes servicing Titahi Bay:Route 210
Runs between Titahi Bay and Johnsonville Railway Station
Johnsonville Railway Station
Johnsonville railway station is the terminus of the Johnsonville Line, one of eight stations on the commuter branch railway north of Wellington in New Zealand’s North Island...
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Route 220
Runs between Titahi Bay and Ascot Park
Ascot Park, New Zealand
Ascot Park is a suburb of Porirua City approximately 22km north of Wellington in New Zealand.- External links :* at Statistics NZ...
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Primary schools
- Ngāti ToaNgati ToaNgāti Toa , an iwi , traces its descent from the eponymous ancestor Toarangatira. The Ngāti Toa region extends from Miria-te-kakara at Rangitikei to Wellington, and across Cook Strait to Wairau and Nelson....
School - St Pius X School
- Titahi Bay School
- Titahi Bay North School
Sports
Sporting organisations in Titahi Bay:- Titahi Bay Boating Club
- Titahi Bay Bowling Club
- Titahi Bay Golf Club
- Titahi Bay Surf Life Saving Club
- Titahi Bay Tennis Club
- Titahi bay boxing club
- Titahi Bay Surfers (Porirua Surfing Troupe Inc.)
Notable residents
Notable residents of the suburb have included international golfer Michael CampbellMichael Campbell
Michael Shane Campbell, CNZM is a New Zealand golfer who is best known for having won the 2005 U.S. Open and the richest prize in golf, the £1,000,000 HSBC World Match Play Championship, in the same year. He is a member of the European Tour.Ethnically, he is predominantly Māori, from the Ngati...
, New Zealand popstar Rob Arnold
Robert Arnold
Robert Allan Arnold , commonly known as Rob Arnold, is a postie from Wellington, New Zealand, who achieved fame in a New Zealand boy band, Boyband, as the gay boy...
from the chart topping group Boyband, TV/Radio personality Gary McCormick
Gary McCormick
Gary McCormick is a notable New Zealand poet, radio and television personality, debater and raconteur.McCormick began writing poetry in 1968. His published volumes are Gypsies , Naked and Nameless , Poems for the Red Engine , Poems by Request , Scarlet Letters , Zephyr and Lost at Sea...
, New Zealand Film and Television actor Emmett Skilton
Emmett Skilton
Emmett Skilton, also credited as is a New Zealand based actor.His professional career began in 2004 with a role in the comedy television series Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby as Willem Van der Muren, with his most...
and Writer/Painter Ellinore Ginn. Musician Matt Chicoine (aka Recloose) lived in Titahi Bay prior to moving to Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
. Peter Windsor a Surfing Champion, local identity, a Writer/Poet
Sports stars such as Lynnette Brooky
Lynnette Brooky
Lynnette Teresa Brooky is a New Zealand professional golfer. She turned professional in 1994 and has spent her career playing mainly on the Ladies European Tour . She has won four LET tournaments and one Telia Tour event in Sweden. Her best finish on the LET Order of Merit through 2005 was fifth...
and Tamati Ellison
Tamati Ellison
Tamati Ellison is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who plays for the Ricoh Black Rams in the Japanese Top League competition. His position is utility back. He previously played for Wellington in the Air New Zealand Cup and Super Rugby for the Hurricanes...
were born and raised in Titahi Bay.