Story: Tāmaki tribes

Carving at Arataki Visitors’ Centre, Waitākere

Carving at Arataki Visitors’ Centre, Waitākere

Increasingly Auckland local authorities recognise the importance of the Tāmaki tribes. A good example is the role of Te Kawerau-a-Maki at the Arataki Visitors’ Centre in the Waitākere Ranges. This carving at the visitors’ centre represents ancestors of Te Kawerau-a-Maki. The ancestors are, from the top: Tiriwa, Hape, Hoturoa, Maki, Te Kawerau-a-Maki, and Te Au o Te Whenua.

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Rāwiri Taonui, 'Tāmaki tribes - Tāmaki tribes today', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/1041/carving-at-arataki-visitors-centre-waitakere (accessed 19 March 2024)

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 8 Feb 2005, updated 22 Mar 2017