Story: Ngāti Tūwharetoa

Mōtū River

Mōtū River

Tūwharetoa’s second wife, Hinemōtū, was a beautiful woman from Te Whānau-ā-Apanui. Her tribe named a rock in the Mōtū River after her.

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Martin Wikaira, 'Ngāti Tūwharetoa - Tūwharetoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/1181/motu-river (accessed 19 April 2024)

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