Porirua Harbour

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Porirua Harbour is a shallow, twin-arm estuarine harbour on the west coast of New Zealand’s North Island, known for its coastal wetlands, marine life, and recreational activities.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Porirua Harbour canonical 13
Pauatahanui Inlet 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf estuary
harbour
adjacentTo Paremata
Pauatahanui
Porirua city centre
linked to: Porirua City

Titahi Bay
Whitby
climate temperate maritime climate
connectedTo Cook Strait via Porirua entrance
country New Zealand
drainsFrom Horokiri Stream
Pauatahanui Stream
Porirua Stream
hasArm Onepoto Arm
Pauatahanui Inlet
hasCatchmentArea Porirua Harbour catchment
hasCharacteristic shallow
hasConservationFocus habitat restoration
water quality improvement
hasEcosystemType estuarine ecosystem
hasFeature coastal wetlands
intertidal mudflats
saltmarsh
seagrass beds
hasIssue nutrient enrichment
sedimentation
stormwater pollution
hasLandmark Paremata Bridge
Pauatahanui Wildlife Reserve
hasType twin-arm estuarine harbour
locatedIn North Island
Porirua
locatedInRegion Wellington Region
locatedOnCoastOf Cook Strait
Tasman Sea
managedBy Greater Wellington Regional Council
Porirua City Council
significantFor Ngāti Toa Rangatira
subjectOf Porirua Harbour and Catchment Strategy and Action Plan
supports marine life
migratory birds
wading birds
traditionalName Te Awarua-o-Porirua
usedFor fishing
kayaking
recreational boating
walking and cycling around shoreline
windsurfing

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Porirua locatedOn Porirua Harbour
Porirua nearbyWaterBody Pauatahanui Inlet
linked to: Porirua Harbour
Porirua nearbyWaterBody Porirua Harbour
Ngāti Toa Rangatira hasAncestralHarbour Porirua Harbour
lower North Island containsHarbour Porirua Harbour
Porirua Basin hasPart Porirua Harbour
Porirua Basin drainageBasinOf Porirua Harbour
Porirua Basin waterBody Porirua Harbour
Porirua Basin waterBody Pauatahanui Inlet
linked to: Porirua Harbour
Whitby (Porirua) near Porirua Harbour
subject linked to: Whitby
Porirua railway station locatedNear Porirua Harbour
Paremata adjacentTo Porirua Harbour
Paremata hasViewOf Porirua Harbour
Paremata hasWaterBody Porirua Harbour
Pauatahanui locatedNear Porirua Harbour