Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour (N.Z.)

found: Porirua (N.Z.). City Council. Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour and Catchment : strategy and action plan, via National Library of New Zealand's Digital Archive, viewed on January 30, 2023:PDF title page (Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour) page 2 (Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour is an estuary and outer harbour lying 20km north of Wellington City. The harbour catchment stretches north-south 28km from Pukerua Bay to Johnsonville, and east-west 15km from Titahi Bay to Haywards Hill)

found: Greater Wellington Regional WWW site, viewed on January 30, 2023:Parks and recreation, Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour page (The harbour was originally named Parirua which translates to "twin flowings of the tide")

found: New Zealand gazetteer, via WWW, viewed on January 30, 2023:Search for placenames (Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour; this is an official name; Current Status: Altered; Feature Type: Bay; A harbour that extends towards Porirua City and Pāuatahanui. Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour replaces both Porirua Harbour and Porirua Harbour (Pauatahanui Arm); Location: 41.096S 174.863E; Other names for this feature: Porirua Harbour (Pauatahanui Arm), this is not an official name. Status: Replaced. Porirua Harbour, this is not an official name. Status: Replaced)

found: Wikipedia WWW site, viewed on January 30, 2023:Porirua Harbour page (Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour, commonly known as Porirua Harbour, is a natural inlet in the south-western coast of the North Island of New Zealand; The name of the harbour was officially altered to Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour in August 2014)

[Heading changed from Porirua Harbour (N.Z.) to Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour (N.Z.) in July 2023.]