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Story: Marutūahu tribes

A view of the Hauraki region

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A view of the Hauraki region

This copy of an original painting by Wilbraham Liardet in 1869 shows part of the Hauraki region. In the foreground is a Māori village at Pārāwai, near present-day Thames. In the distance the Waihou River meanders towards a range of hills and mountains including Mt Te Aroha.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

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Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, Marutūahu tribes – Origins, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/4020/a-view-of-the-hauraki-region (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, published 4 March 2009, updated 22 March 2017.