The Waipareira block was a 600acres block of land in the West Auckland area of New Zealand sold by Māori iwi Ngāti Whātua to the Crown in 1853. The Waipareira block includes all of Hobsonville and the Whenuapai peninsula.
The name Waipareira refers to a stream in the area that flows out to the Waitemata Harbour. Waipareira means 'the creek at the place before mentioned'.
The area of the Waipareira block was inhabited by Māori long before European settlement of New Zealand. Although archaeological evidence of habitation such as middens has been discovered, no evidence of permanent settlements has been found in the area.[1]
In 1853, the Crown purchased 600 acres from Ngāti Whātua for £50. The sale proved controversial and was later renegotiated.[2] [3]
Translation of the original deed of sale