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Ōrākei

Waves and a slow marimba.

  • E-W
  • East family
  • Log drum signature

Why Ōrākei sounds like this

Gentle waves wash in at Ōkahu Bay while a marimba plays slowly, rising and then settling. Ōkahu Bay lies below Ōrākei Marae, home of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, who have looked after this stretch of the Waitematā for generations. A real version would be led by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei.

Inside the chime

Ōrākei's chime runs about 4 seconds, in two parts. Every station's chime ends on its family's signature, so you can tell roughly where you are by ear.

  1. 1

    Ōrākei's own motif 3.2 s

    Waves and a slow marimba. No other station plays it.

  2. 2

    The East family's log drum 0.7 s

    Two log-drum strikes, high then low, each with a wooden note on top. It starts at Ōrākei, the first stop east of the tunnel, and runs down to Sylvia Park.

On the network

WaitematāŌrākeiYou are hereMeadowbankGlen InnesPanmureParnellGrafton

The East family

5 stations end on the log drum: Ōrākei down to Sylvia Park.