Ngāti Awa people trace their ancestry from Toroa, captain of the Mataatua canoe which landed at Whakatāne. Toroa’s sister, Muriwai, was given responsibility for taking the sacred talisman from the canoe and depositing it in this cave.
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02 November 2013
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