Story: Ngāpuhi

Māori land holdings, 1910 (3rd of 3)

Māori land holdings, 1910

By 1910 there had been substantial loss of Māori land. The remaining land in Māori ownership is shown in yellow. Ngāpuhi held pockets of land in the centre of the Northland peninsula where the soil was often poor and the vegetation scrubby.

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How to cite this page:

Rāwiri Taonui, 'Ngāpuhi - Early European contact', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/map/4169/maori-land-holdings-1910 (accessed 29 March 2024)

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