Musick Point
Musick Point is the headland of the peninsula that forms the eastern shore of the Tamaki River in Bucklands Beach, a suburb of Auckland New Zealand. In 1942 Musick Point was named after Ed Musick, a famous aviator,who visited NZ in 1937., although the headland is also known as Te Waiarohia, after an ancient Māori stronghold. Today it is occupied by a golf club and the Musick Memorial Radio Station.
The peninsula itself (known as Te Naupata in Māori) terminates between the Motukorea Channel and the Tamaki Strait in the Waitemata Harbour, Auckland. The residential areas of Bucklands Beach and Eastern Beach lie immediately to the south.
The headland was originally used by Māori of the Ngai Tai iwi (tribe), who dug a ditch across the peninsula as part of Te Waiarohia Pā (sometimes recorded as Te Naupata Pa), until it was overrun by the neighbouring Ngapuhi iwi in 1821. Parts of the ditch are still clearly visible. The beaches and the sea were plentiful sources of food for the local population.
In 1836, 40,000 acres (160 km2), including the point, were bought by William Thomas Fairburn, a missionary, for 90 blankets, 24 adzes, 24 hoes, 14 spades, 80 pounds (money), 900 lb (410 kg) of tobacco, 24 combs, and 12 plain irons. The land was later parcelled up and sold on. During the early settlers era it was called East Head.
Today it is a favorite spot for walking,wedding photos, sightseeing over the harbour and for recreational fishing, as well as being the site of a golf course.
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