Ti Point
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Ti Point is an area off Omaha Beach in the small New Zealand village of Leigh, located in the Rodney District. Ti Point is situated very close to Leigh and Goat Island, and is just over one hour drive north of Auckland. It is used for fishing, boating, hiking, rock climbing and yachting, and is under governance of the Rodney District Council, just north of Whangateau.[citation needed]
When Europeans arrived in New Zealand, there were no Māori inhabitants of Ti Point, though there were thriving communities all around, in what would become Leigh and Omaha. The remains of an ancient Pa (a fortified camp or village) can be seen just above the point itself.[citation needed]
The first European to settle Ti Point was William Arthur Torkington, a builder and carpenter from Manchester, England. Several of William's descendants still live on Ti Point, and in the surrounding areas, and one of the few remaining buildings built by William, a church, can be seen in nearby Matakana, at the Matakana Country Park.[citation needed]
Wine-making
Since the late 1990s, wine has been produced at the Ti Point Winery.[1][2] Their wines have won gold medals at several wine shows, including the Spiegelau International Wine Competition and the New Zealand International Wine Show.[3][4]
Ti Point Reptile Park
Ti Point Reptile Park is the only zoo in New Zealand specialising in reptiles.[5] Ivan Borich founded the park in 1972 and still privately owns and operates it as of September 2020.[6]
The park contains a wide variety of reptiles, including tortoise, lizards, and Tuatara - a species of lizard only found in New Zealand.
Although the park specialises and contains predominantly reptiles, the park began as a traditional zoo, and still houses Capuchin monkeys and a Cockatoo.[7]
References
- ^ Rebecca Gibb (10 May 2011). "Wine: Working with mum". Nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ Michael Cooper (5 September 2011). Wine Atlas of New Zealand. ReadHowYouWant.com. pp. 57–60. ISBN 978-1-4596-2796-3.
- ^ "Marlborough wines triumph". Stuff.co.nz. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ Kat Pickford (27 June 2013). "Marlborough golds at Spiegelau". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Ti Point Reptile Park, Ti Point". Auckland. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ Brown, Justin. "Creepy critter park in Leigh is a secret gem". Newsroom. Newsroom. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ Easther, Elisabeth (17 May 2015). "Day-tripper: Ti Point Reptile Park, Leigh". New Zealand Herald. New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
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