Matiatia

Matiatia is a location at the western end of Waiheke Island, in New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf.

[1] 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.

[1] Matiatia is known as "The Gateway to Waiheke Island".

[1] The Māori language name mātiatia is shared with a type of beach grass, now rare, which was known to grow at the gateway.

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