Story: Ngāti Maniapoto

Mōkau (2nd of 3)

Mōkau

The Tainui canoe was said to have sheltered near the mouth of the Mōkau River, where many people disembarked. Later the canoe was buried at Te Ahurei in Kāwhia Harbour.

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Tūhuatahi Tui Adams and Paul Meredith, 'Ngāti Maniapoto - Lineage, lands and settlements', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/3937/mokau (accessed 29 March 2024)

Story by Tūhuatahi Tui Adams and Paul Meredith, published 8 Feb 2005, updated 22 Mar 2017