Freemans Bay (Auckland, N.Z.)
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found: Urban village, 2008:t.p. (Freemans Bay)
found: NZ place names database (archived), Jan. 21, 2009(Freemans Bay; suburb: component part of a town; lat: -36.8519, long: 174.7476)
found: Land Information NZ WWW site, Jan. 21, 2009:search electoral places (Freemans Bay, Auckland City)
found: New Zealand gazetteer, via WWW, viewed on June 5, 2024:search for place names (Freemans Bay; feature type: suburb [i.e. city section]; location: 36.849S 174.748E; history/origin/meaning: the bay was almost certainly named after James Stuart Freeman, private secretary to Governor William Hobson. Maori name: Te To, lit. te: the; to: to drag or haul. This was the 'hauling up place', a recognised spot for hauling canoes ashore. It is no longer a bay, having been altered and reclaimed beyond recognition)
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2009-03-15: new
2024-06-06: revised
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