Drainage - New Zealand - Northland Region

Date: 1965

By: Northland Catchment Commission; Moores, A, active 1964

Reference: MapColl-832.11cdc/1965/Acc.9719

Description: Map of the Pouto Peninsular from Burgess Island north to Mangaraha showing the main drains and hill run off canals, other drains, stop banks, dams, pumping stations, catchment boundaries and the Raupo Drainage Board boundary, alongside the Northern Wairoa River. Chief Engineer A Moores, traced by TC Bailey 10/65. Catchments no. 466010. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Diazo print, scale [1:31 680], 61 x 53 cm.

Date: 1921

By: Wilson, D M, active 1921

Reference: MapColl-832.11p/1921/Acc.25701

Description: Plan of archeological site on Kaitaia Road (four miles north-east of Ahipara and five miles south-west of Kaitaia) on Ahipara survey district, block five, parts 13, 14 and 15, next to the Native land 'Pukepoto block'. Shows old water course, old drain, remains of Maori kainga (on mound and encircling drain) and store pits. New drains, unformed roads, four homesteads, a school, and four streams are shown (Waitapu, Kohi, Whau and Waipapa). At the top of the plan an undrained raupo and wiwi swamp is indicated. Land blocks are owned by: Pt. 13, L. Masters and S. Masters, Pt. 14, Pt. 15, A.W. Masters. Includes inset of enlargement named 'Large pits' a and b. See map 'Plan of ancient drains Kaitaia swamp' MapColl-832.11gcdo/Pre-1840/Acc.1717 stamped 'Polynesian Society'. Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink on dressed linen, scale [ca. 1:15 840], 26 x 28 cm.

Date: [Circa 1966]

By: Northland Catchment Commission

Reference: PA1-q-179

Description: Photographs showing different aspects of the Northland Catchment Commission's drainage area, including views of swampland, river flats, flooding, and soil types. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Album with green card cover (stapled), entitled `Northland Catchment Commission'; 34.0 x 21.5 cm

Date: [192-?]

From: Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland

Reference: 1/1-010644-G

Description: Dredge in use during a drainage project on the Kaitaia swamp, possibly on the Awanui River. Workers stand alongside. Photograph taken circa 1920s by Northwood brothers of Kaitaia. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Date estimated by cataloguer. Possible location from photograph of the same dredge at 1/1-010643. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 8.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: [191-?]

From: Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland

Reference: 1/1-010655-G

Description: Group of men standing in and beside a drainage ditch in a Kaitaia swamp. There is a small dog standing on the left side of the ditch. Photograph taken ca 1910s by Northwood brothers. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches

Date: [191-?]

From: Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland

Reference: 1/1-010671-G

Description: Dredge on Awanui River, during a drainage project on the Kaitaia swamp. Photograph taken circa 1910s by Northwood brothers of Kaitaia. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Date estimated by cataloguer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 8.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: 1840

By: Wilson, D M, active 1921

Reference: MapColl-832.11gcdo/Pre-1840/Acc.1717

Description: Drawn on a published map, shows plan of the ancient drains of the Kaitaia swamp, situated in Block V (five) Ahipara survey district, Pt 13, 14 and 15, adjoining the Pukepoto Block of Native land, on Kaitaia Road between Kaitaia and Ahipara. Archeological detail of old water course or drain, remains of Maori kainga encircling drain, remains of Maori camp, several large store pits, and streams (Waitapu, Kohi, Whau, Waipapa). Shows the position of the new drains, undrained land (raupo and wiwi swamp), unformed roads, school residence and Kaitaia Road. Blocks of land owned by A.W. Masters (Pt. 15), Campbell (Pt. 14) with Pt. 13 divided between L. Masters and S. Masters. Map made by the Department of Lands and Survey, surveyed for the Polynesian Society on August 18, 1921. Base Map: For surveys under the Land transfer Act. Plan of ... ([Wellington]: New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey, 191[?].) Stamped 'Polynesian Society'. Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink on card, hand coloured, linen backed, 49 x 49.5 cm.

Date: [192-?]

From: Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland

Reference: 1/1-010646-G

Description: Widening (Awanui?) river for the Kaitaia swamp drainage scheme. Scene includes labourers with shovels. Photograph taken 1920s by Northwood brothers of Kaitaia. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Date estimated by cataloguer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 8.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: [Between 1910 and 1939]

From: Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland

Reference: 1/1-010660-G

Description: Maori men digging a drainage ditch in the Kaitaia swamp. Photograph probably taken by Arthur James Northwood between circa 1910 and circa 1939. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches

Date: [191-?]

From: Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland

Reference: 1/1-010674-G

Description: Dredge on Awanui River, during a drainage project on the Kaitaia swamp. Photograph taken circa 1910s by Northwood brothers of Kaitaia. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Date estimated by cataloguer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 8.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: [191-?]

From: Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland

Reference: 1/1-010673-G

Description: Dredge on Awanui River, during a drainage project on the Kaitaia swamp. Photograph taken circa 1910s by Northwood brothers of Kaitaia. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Date estimated by cataloguer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 8.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: [191-?]

From: Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland

Reference: 1/1-010670-G

Description: Dredge on Awanui River, during a drainage project on the Kaitaia swamp. Photograph taken circa 1910s by Northwood brothers of Kaitaia. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Date estimated by cataloguer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 8.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: [192-?]

From: Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland

Reference: 1/1-010647-G

Description: Widening (Awanui?) river for the Kaitaia swamp drainage scheme. Scene includes labourers with shovels. Photograph taken 1920s by Northwood brothers of Kaitaia. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Date estimated by cataloguer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 8.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: [191-?]

From: Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland

Reference: 1/1-010672-G

Description: Dredge on Awanui River, during a drainage project on the Kaitaia swamp. Photograph taken circa 1910s by Northwood brothers of Kaitaia. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Date estimated by cataloguer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 8.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: [192-?]

From: Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland

Reference: 1/1-010645-G

Description: Clearing land at Kaitaia for river straightening, probably during the drainage of the Kaitaia swamp. Shows bullock teams and labourers. Photograph taken circa 1920s by Northwood brothers of Kaitaia. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Date estimated by cataloguer. Drainage scheme information from 1/1-010643 and 010644. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 8.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: [192-?]

From: Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland

Reference: 1/1-010650-G

Description: Widening the (Awanui ?) River, Kaitaia, during the drainage of the Kaitaia swamp. Scene includes labourers with shovels on the riverbank, and a barge loaded with timber and wheelbarows. Photograph taken circa 1920s by by Northwood brothers. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Date estimated by cataloguer. Drainage information from 1/1-010646. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 8.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: [191-?]

From: Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland

Reference: 1/1-010657-G

Description: Working party with shovels during the digging of a drainage ditch in a Kaitaia swamp. Northwood Studio photograph, probably taken by Arthur James Northwood ca 1910s. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches

Date: [ca 1910-1930s]

From: Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland

Reference: 1/1-010641-G

Description: Awanui River, Northland, showing a barge called 'The Calf', used during swamp drainage. Looks along the river and its banks, with the barge on the left, a house and other buildings. Photograph taken ca 1910-1930s by an unidentified photographer, probably Arthur James Northwood. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches

Date: [192-?]

From: Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland

Reference: 1/1-010640-G

Description: Dredge on river in Kaitaia, circa 1920s, probably during the drainage of the Kaitaia swamp. Photograph taken by Northwood brothers of Kaitaia. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Date estimated by cataloguer. Drainage schem information from 1/1-010643 and 010644. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 8.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: [191-?]

From: Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland

Reference: 1/1-010658-G

Description: Working party with shovels during the digging of a drainage ditch in a Kaitaia swamp. Northwood Studio photograph, probably taken by Arthur James Northwood ca 1910s. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches