Ebb and flow
aspect of the gangways of Te Ngau o Horotiu is that when Te Waitematā’s king tides are at their highest, ferry passengers find themselves standing above the top of Queens Wharf. For some, disembarking the gentle slope downhill to the wharf might be a lovely way to attune to the phases of the moon – its gravitational pull, when it’s new or full and orbiting closest to Earth, lifting the harbour waters to their peak. The moon is perhaps even more present at the very lowest tide,
