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Story: Ngāpuhi

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Lands

  3. Canoes

  4. Ancestors

  5. Tribal links and movement

  6. Early European contact

  7. Ngāpuhi today

  8. Facts and figures

  9. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Lands

Traditional lands of Ngāpuhi

Traditional lands of Ngāpuhi

Ngāpuhi mountains

Ngāpuhi mountains

Whiria mountain

Whiria mountain

Manaia mountain

Manaia mountain

From page 2 - Canoes

Heads of the Hokianga Harbour

Heads of the Hokianga Harbour

Nukutawhiti, by Thomas Kendall

Nukutawhiti, by Thomas Kendall

The Ngātokimatawhaorua canoe

The Ngātokimatawhaorua canoe

Tākou Bay

Tākou Bay

From page 3 - Ancestors

Pouērua pā

Pouērua pā

Making rope

Making rope

Manu aute (kite)

Manu aute (kite)

From page 4 - Tribal links and movement

Tāne Mahuta, Waipoua kauri forest

Tāne Mahuta, Waipoua kauri forest

Whakatāne from Kaputerangi pā

Whakatāne from Kaputerangi pā

Bay of Islands

Bay of Islands

From page 5 - Early European contact

‘Kororadika Beach, Bay of Islands’

‘Kororadika Beach, Bay of Islands’

‘New Zealand war expedition’, 1835

‘New Zealand war expedition’, 1835

United Tribes' flag

United Tribes' flag

‘Ohaiawai, N.Z. 1 July 1845’

‘Ohaiawai, N.Z. 1 July 1845’

Ruapekapeka pā

Ruapekapeka pā

Ngāpuhi land loss

Ngāpuhi land loss (1st of 3)

European land holdings, 1860

European land holdings, 1860 (2nd of 3)

Māori land holdings, 1910

Māori land holdings, 1910 (3rd of 3)

A poem for Whina Cooper

A poem for Whina Cooper

From page 6 - Ngāpuhi today

‘The waka transformation’, 2001

‘The waka transformation’, 2001

Logo of Te Rūnanga a Iwi o Ngāpuhi

Logo of Te Rūnanga a Iwi o Ngāpuhi

How to cite this page:

Rāwiri Taonui, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/ngapuhi/media (accessed 27 May 2022)

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

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