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Waitematā

Britomart

Ferry horn, then a pūtōrino phrase.

  • E-WS-C
  • Central family
  • Pūtōrino signature

Why Waitematā sounds like this

A low ferry horn sounds, then a pūtōrino answers. The ferry terminal sits across Quay Street, where the city meets its harbour. The station now carries the harbour's own name, Waitematā, so a taonga pūoro replies to the horn.

Inside the chime

Waitematā's chime runs about 5 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

    Waitematā's own motif 4.0 s

    Ferry horn, then a pūtōrino phrase. No other station plays it.

  2. 2

    The Central family's pūtōrino 0.9 s

    A pūtōrino plays two notes, the second a fifth lower. It belongs to the four tunnel stations of the City Rail Link.

On the network

WaitematāYou are hereTe WaihorotiuKaranga-a-HapeMaungawhauŌrākeiParnellGrafton

The Central family

4 stations end on the pūtōrino: The four tunnel stations, Waitematā to Maungawhau.