Kaipara Harbour: Difference between revisions

As the kauri ran out, the Kaipara became a backwater.<ref Name="Margaret McClure"/> After 1920 the gum and timber industries dwindled, and farming, mainly dairying, took over. In particular, there is dairying on the rich [[Ruawai|Ruāwai flats]]. These flats are below sea level, and are protected by a stopbank and a drainage system.<ref name="Dargaville"/> Coastal sawmill settlements at [[Tinopai]], Arapaoa, [[Batley]], [[Matakohe]], Oneriri, Ōruawharo, [[Pahi, New Zealand|Pahi]], [[Paparoa]], Tanoa and Whakapirau (history photos on the [http://whakapirau.co.nz/history/ Whakapirau Community] Website) have become quiet backwaters. Pahi has become a launch point for [[houseboat]]s and fishing. Matakohe has a museum which commemorates the kauri industry and the early [[Pākehā]] settlers.<ref name="Upper Kaipara Harbour"/>

 

 

===Fisheries===