Story: Ngā waewae tapu – Māori exploration
Page 12. All images & media
From page 1 - Exploration traditions
From page 2 - Coastal explorers
From page 3 - Northern explorers
From page 4 - Tainui and the Waikato
From page 5 - Te Arawa explorers
From page 6 - Western North Island
From page 7 - The Bay of Plenty
From page 8 - Wairarapa and Wellington
From page 9 - The East Coast
From page 10 - The South Island
How to cite this page
Rāwiri Taonui, Ngā waewae tapu – Māori exploration, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/5613/media (accessed 10 June 2026).
Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 24 July 2007.