River Transport
River transport was the best means of getting goods, people and animals to the Hauraki Plains in the early days, when the roads were non-existent or poorly maintained.
Quote – “It was undoubtedly the waters of the Firth, Piako and Waihou that gave access to the plains for human enterprise and settlement for both Māori and Pakeha” – Ruffus Tye (Hauraki Plains Story).
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