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Story: Ngāti Tūwharetoa

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Lands and people

  3. The journeys of Ngātoroirangi and Tia

  4. Tūwharetoa

  5. Warfare

  6. Mountains and lakes

  7. Ngāti Tūwharetoa today

  8. Facts and figures

  9. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Lands and people

Lake Taupō and Mt Tongariro

Lake Taupō and Mt Tongariro

Ngāti Tūwharetoa tribal areas

Ngāti Tūwharetoa tribal areas

From page 2 - The journeys of Ngātoroirangi and Tia

Ngātoroirangi

Ngātoroirangi

Maketū

Maketū

Tia’s journey

Tia’s journey

‘Tauhara from Taupo’, by Charles Barraud

‘Tauhara from Taupo’, by Charles Barraud

Mt Tongariro

Mt Tongariro

Ketetahi springs

Ketetahi springs

From page 3 - Tūwharetoa

Tūwharetoa i te Aupōuri meeting house

Tūwharetoa i te Aupōuri meeting house

Genealogy of Tūwharetoa

Genealogy of Tūwharetoa (1st of 3)

Tūwharetoa and Hinemōtū

Tūwharetoa and Hinemōtū (2nd of 3)

Tūwharetoa and Te Uiraroa

Tūwharetoa and Te Uiraroa (3rd of 3)

Mōtū River

Mōtū River

From page 4 - Warfare

Lake Taupō

Lake Taupō

Te Heuheu family line

Te Heuheu family line

Tāpeka meeting house

Tāpeka meeting house

Pūkawa monument

Pūkawa monument

Motutaiko

Motutaiko

From page 5 - Mountains and lakes

Pīhanga mountain

Pīhanga mountain

Plaque, Tongariro National Park

Plaque, Tongariro National Park

Lake Taupō

Lake Taupō

Tongariro River

Tongariro River

Taupō’s native species

Taupō’s native species (1st of 2)

Freshwater crayfish

Freshwater crayfish (2nd of 2)

From page 6 - Ngāti Tūwharetoa today

Lake Taupō Funds Limited

Lake Taupō Funds Limited

Tumu Te Heuheu

Tumu Te Heuheu

How to cite this page:

Martin Wikaira, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/ngati-tuwharetoa/media (accessed 8 March 2021)

Story by Martin Wikaira, published 8 Feb 2005, updated 1 Mar 2017

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