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The island in the distance, as seen from Herne Bay.


Watchman Island is a small sandstone island in the Waitemata Harbour of Auckland, New Zealand. It lies about one km north of the Herne Bay suburb.

The island is well visible from the Auckland Harbour Bridge, which caused it to briefly make headlines when Adidas in 2005 erected a metal crouching figure (shown doing a haka) as part of a campaign to promote the All Blacks during the Lions' rugby tour. While Adidas noted that it had consulted on the erection of the statue, it was eventually toppled from the top of the island by a saboteur claiming that it was culturally insensitive. The island is customary Māori property.[1][2]

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Waitemata Harbour, a 70 square miles harbour,[1] is the main access by sea to Auckland, New Zealand. It connects the city and port to the Hauraki Gulf, and thus to the Pacific Ocean, and is sheltered from Pacific storms by the bulks of Rangitoto Island and Waiheke Island.
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The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area of the country. It is also New Zealand's most populous city with over 1.3 million people, it has over a quarter of the country's population (32.
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Anthem
"God Defend New Zealand"
"God Save the Queen" 1


Capital Wellington

Largest city Auckland
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Herne Bay is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is located on the southwestern shore of the Waitemata Harbour to the west of the Auckland Harbour Bridge.

Herne Bay is under the local governance of the Auckland City Council.
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Auckland Harbour Bridge is an eight-lane, box truss motorway bridge over the Waitemata Harbour, joining Saint Marys Bay in Auckland City with Northcote in North Shore City, New Zealand. It has a total length of 1,020 m (3,348 feet), with a main span of 243.8 m, rising 43.
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Adidas AG

Public
Founded 1949[1]
Headquarters Herzogenaurach, Germany

Key people Adolf Dassler, Founder
Herbert Hainer, Chairman/CEO Adidas Group
Erich Stamminger, President/CEO Adidas AG
Industry Sportswear and Sports Goods
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haka is a traditional dance form of the Māori of New Zealand. It is a posture dance with shouted accompaniment, performed by a group.[1]

Scope

Although the use of a haka by the All Blacks has made one type of haka familiar, it has led to misconceptions.
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New Zealand

Union New Zealand Rugby Football Union
Nickname(s) All Blacks

Coach Graham Henry

Captain Richie McCaw
Most caps Sean Fitzpatrick (92)
Top scorer
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In 2005 the British and Irish Lions Rugby union team toured New Zealand for the first time since 1993, suffering a 3–0 whitewash at the hands of the New Zealand All Blacks.
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The New Zealand Herald

Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet

Owner APN News & Media
Editor Tim Murphy
Founded 1863
Headquarters Auckland, New Zealand

Website: nzherald.co.nz
For the officer of arms, see .

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The New Zealand Herald

Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet

Owner APN News & Media
Editor Tim Murphy
Founded 1863
Headquarters Auckland, New Zealand

Website: nzherald.co.nz
For the officer of arms, see .

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geographic coordinate system enables every location on the earth to be specified by the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system aligned with the spin axis of the Earth.
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