While Tia was journeying, the other early explorer Ngātoroirangi saw Mt Tauhara and determined to build an altar on the summit. When he saw Tia in the same area, he decided to follow him around the lake. This 1874 painting shows Tauhara as viewed from Lake Taupō.
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Alexander Turnbull Library
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B-006-016
Watercolour by Charles Decimus Barraud
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
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In a time long before
Te Moananui Rameka (not verified)
29 October 2023
Tauhara Maunga was known by
Christine Kidwell (not verified)
07 August 2010
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