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30-430: A 2021 mixtape by Khalid See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Scenic Drive All pages with titles containing Scenic Drive Scenic (disambiguation) Drive (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Scenic Drive . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
45-593: Is a tourism and education centre in West Auckland, New Zealand , often described as the gateway to the Waitākere Ranges . The centre provides information about the Waitākere Ranges , and organises educational events. The Arataki Nature Trail, located near the site of the visitor centre, was first opened in 1974. The name Arataki is a Māori language word, meaning an "instructional path". The plant identification trail features examples of different species found in
60-597: The Waitākere Ranges . The visitor centre was opened in 1994, with a design by Harry Turbott . The carved pou at the entrance of the centre depicts the ancestors of Te Kawerau ā Maki , including Tiriwā (the namesake of the Waitākere Ranges name in Māori, Te Wao Nui a Tiriwa), followed by Rakatāura / Hape ( tohunga of the Tainui ), Hoturoa , Maki (the namesake ancestor of Te Kawerau ā Maki) and his son and grandson. The pou
75-524: The 1910s, and opened in January 1914 as Exhibition Drive, coinciding with the 1913-14 Auckland Exhibition . Work on the road led to the development of Titirangi as a village, because of the need for lodgings for the labourers who worked on the road. The road was later known as the Waitākere Scenic Drive, then later by the name Scenic Drive. Exhibition Drive was re-developed as Scenic Drive during
90-405: The 1930s depression as a Schedule 5 project to provide work for the unemployed. It was intended to be a tourist route and assist with maintenance of the dams in the water catchment area. Subsequent urban sprawl has meant those small parts of the route not protected as reserve or for water catchment have prestige housing at the southern end, and life style blocks at the north. During construction of
105-547: The border between Henderson Valley farmland and the Waitākere Ranges Regional Park. After passing the Pukematekeo Lookout, Scenic Drive descends from the ranges, ending at the suburb of Swanson . The Scenic Drive ridge are the remnants of the eastern sides of a Miocene era Waitākere Volcano , which was uplifted from the seafloor between 3 and 5 million years ago. The road was first constructed in
120-632: The bush-clad Waitākere Ranges from Titirangi to Swanson on the western outskirts of Auckland , New Zealand . It is part of Auckland urban route 24. As the name indicates, it is famous for the sweeping views over the western parts of the Auckland Region . The road passes through the village of Waiatarua , but most of it is through native bush (forest), in Centennial Memorial Park or the neighbouring water catchment area. It connects with West Coast Road, Shaw Road, Konini Road and Piha Road to
135-587: The first tracks to reopen after track upgrades, in May 2018. The Arataki Visitor Centre is the start point for the Hillary Trail, a multi-day walk through the Waitākere Ranges to Muriwai which opened in January 2010. As of 2023, the full track remains closed due to the effects of Kauri dieback . The centre is also the starting point for the Rangemore Track, and a five-minute educational nature walk, which explores
150-420: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scenic_Drive&oldid=1083290125 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Scenic Drive (Auckland) Scenic Drive is a road that runs through
165-526: The public for hiking and walking to help stop the spread of the incurable Kauri dieback disease. The drive begins in the suburb of Titirangi , at the foothills of the Waitākere Ranges . It follows a path west, then north-west, to the township of Waiatarua , located near Ruaotuwhenua and other high points of the eastern Waitākere Ranges . At Waiatarua, Piha Road splits from Scenic Drive, allowing access to Piha and Karekare beaches and their coastal communities. The road continues north-west, forming much of
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#1733086253985180-507: The south-east portion of the Scenic Drive in the early 1930s, several quarries were opened up to supply coarse fill material. Two of these quarries were in Shaw Road and Carter Road, on either side of a narrow ridge that runs north from the Scenic Drive. During blasting operations, fossils were discovered in the Shaw Road quarry. The road is also known as the place where Grace Millane 's body
195-435: The surf beaches at Karekare and Piha . It is paralleled by the disused Exhibition Drive, now used by pedestrians & cyclists. The Arataki Visitor Centre provides displays of the local flora, fauna and geology and well-maintained walking tracks. Along the parts of the road that pass through private land are a native-plant seller, several potters and a disused winery. Large parts of the Waitākere Ranges are now closed to
210-580: Was found after she had been murdered in 2018. The Piha Road and Scenic Drive intersection is also the last known location of French teenager Eloi Rolland, who went missing from the area on 7 March 2020. A number of walking tracks in the Waitākere Ranges Regional Park are accessible from Scenic Drive, including the Fairy Falls Walk and the Goodfellow Critcuit Tramping Track. Arataki Visitor Centre Arataki Visitor Centre
225-453: Was removed in 2009 due to damage to the wood, and was replaced with a new pou constructed from fallen kauri from the Waitākere Ranges. In late 2017, Te Kawerau ā Maki placed a rāhui on the tracks of the Waitākere Ranges, due to the effects of Kauri dieback on the forest, followed by a formal closure of the tracks by Auckland Council in April 2018. The upper Arataki Nature Trail was one of
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