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Hauraki Gulf

American  
[hou-rah-kee] / haʊˈrɑ ki /

noun

  1. an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, on the N coast of North Island, New Zealand.


Hauraki Gulf British  
/ haʊˈrækɪ /

noun

  1. an inlet of the Pacific in New Zealand, on the N coast of North Island

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf, waves crash against cliffs and pull dirt into the ocean, while boats and storms stir up silt from the seafloor.

From Scientific American Nov. 6, 2021

But a high pressure system was parked above most of the Hauraki Gulf and Waitemata Harbour which meant there was little wind on the course.

From Seattle Times Mar. 13, 2021

Reports from the Hauraki Gulf were consistent that Team New Zealand had built a very fast second generation AC75 class boat in Te Rehutai — the indigenous Maori words for Sea Spray.

From Fox News Mar. 10, 2021

Reports from the Hauraki Gulf were consistent that Team New Zealand had built a very fast second generation AC75 class boat in Te Rehutai - the indigenous Maori words for Sea Spray.

From Washington Times Mar. 10, 2021

Years before this, however, the shores of the Hauraki Gulf had been systematically worked, and in 1871 the gold export from Auckland had risen to more than £1,100,000.

From The Long White Cloud by Reeves, William Pember

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