Story: Ngāpuhi

Ngāpuhi mountains

Ngāpuhi mountains

This map shows the posts (mountains) of Ngāpuhi. The house of Ngāpuhi is constructed with the sky father as the roof, the earth mother as the floor, and the mountains as the posts.

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Rāwiri Taonui, 'Ngāpuhi - Lands', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/map/394/ngapuhi-mountains (accessed 30 March 2024)

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 8 Feb 2005, updated 1 Mar 2017