Matiatia

The valley and bay of Mātiatia.

Mātiatia is a location at the western end of Waiheke Island, in New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf. The name is used for both a valley and its surrounding hills, with the valley stretching down to a foreshore and wharf on the gulf. Mātiatia is known as "The Gateway to Waiheke Island".

The Māori language name mātiatia is shared with a type of beach grass, Poa triodioides, now rare at Mātiatia, which was said to have grown at the ground where a former Māori Village once stood. In 2023, the New Zealand Geographic Board listed "Mātiatia Bay" as the official name for the bay.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Monin, Paul (2012). Matiatia : gateway to Waiheke. Wellington, N.Z.: Bridget Williams Books. ISBN 978-1-927131-45-9. OCLC 819425181.
  2. ↑ Bevan Hudson; James Hendra; Max Dunn (28 May 2013). Matiatia Marina Assessment of Environmental Effects (PDF) (Report). Waiheke Marinas Ltd. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "'mātiatia' - Te Aka Māori Dictionary". Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Waiheke's Bays: Māori Place Names and Stories". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 12 January 1921. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  5. ↑ gazette.govt.nz https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2023-ln5040. Retrieved 26 October 2026. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

36°46′52″S 174°59′33″E / 36.781128°S 174.992590°E / -36.781128; 174.992590