Waikumete Stream
| Waikumete Stream | |
|---|---|
 The Waikumete Stream at Glen Eden | |
 Route of the Waikumete Stream | |
  Mouth of the Waikumete Stream   Waikumete Stream (New Zealand) | |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Auckland Region |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Titirangi |
| Mouth | Oratia Stream |
• location | Sunnyvale |
• coordinates | 36°53′38″S174°37′57″E/ 36.89389°S 174.63250°E |
| Length | 6 km (4 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Waikumete Stream→Oratia Stream→Te Wai-o-Pareira / Henderson Creek→Waitematā Harbour |
| River system | Te Wai-o-Pareira / Henderson Creek |
TheWaikumete Streamis a stream of theAuckland RegionofNew Zealand'sNorth Island.It flows north from its sources inTitirangi,before joining theOratia Stream.Both bodies are tributaries ofTe Wai-o-Pareira / Henderson Creek,which flows into the westernWaitematā Harbour.The stream passes through the suburbs ofTitirangi,Kaurilands,Glen EdenandSunnyvale,and since the mid-2000s has been forested with native flora.
Description
[edit]The stream begins north ofTitirangitownship, flowing north through the suburbs ofKaurilandsandGlen Eden.[1]At Glen Eden, the stream changes course, flowing north-west towards Parrs Park.[1]The stream finishes its course at Millbrook Esplanade in the suburb ofSunnyvale,where it flows into theOratia Stream.[1]
The stream has one tributary, the Hibernia Stream,[2]which flows parallel to the Waikumete Stream to the west, flowing through Wirihana Park and Kowhai Reserve, meeting the Waikumete Stream at Ceramco Park.
The stream is a habitat for theNew Zealand longfin eel,theshort-finned eel,cran's bully,common bully(toitoi),redfin bully,New Zealand smelt,banded kōkopu,common galaxias(īnanga) andtorrentfish(panoko).[3]
History
[edit]The stream is in the traditionalroheofTe Kawerau ā Maki.[3]While the stream's traditional name has been lost, the upper catchments ofTe Wai-o-Pareira / Henderson Creekwere known as Ōkaurirahi, due to the largekauritrees in the area.[3]When the area was settled by Europeans, the stream was given the name Waikumete, a name applied to the area (but originally referring toLittle Muddy Creekto the south of Titirangi.[3]The area was milled for kauri timber in the mid-19th century.[3]The stream was officially gazetted as the Waikumete Stream in 1988.[1]
On 23 May 1992, the Waikumete Stream was polluted withtributyltinby a timber treatment yard, resulting in the death of wildlife and contaminated sediments over the next two years.[4]Between the mid-2000s and the 2020s, large-scale riparian planting was undertaken along the Waikumete Stream, as a part ofProject Twin Streams.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcd"Waikumete Stream".New Zealand Gazetteer.Land Information New Zealand.Retrieved1 May2022.
- ^"Hibernia Stream".New Zealand Gazetteer.Land Information New Zealand.Retrieved1 May2022.
- ^abcdef"Waikumete Stream"(PDF).Project Twin Streams.Auckland Council.2012.Retrieved1 May2022.
- ^de Mora, S. J.; Phillips, D. R. (1997)."Tributyltin (TBT) Pollution in Riverine Sediments Following a Spill from a Timber Treatment Facility in Henderson, New Zealand".Environmental Technology.18(12): 1187–1193.doi:10.1080/09593331808616639.ISSN0959-3330.Retrieved1 May2022.