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Kapiti Island

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Kapiti Island

Kāpiti Island is in the background at right, with Tāhoramaurea Island on the left and Motungārara to the right. Te Rauparaha's village is on the right side of Tāhoramaurea.

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Basil Keane, Musket wars – Ngāti Toa and allies, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/38091/kapiti-island (accessed 28 June 2026).

Story by Basil Keane, published 23 May 2012.