Story: Ngā waewae tapu – Māori exploration

Ngāwhā Springs

Ngāwhā Springs was visited by Hineāmaru, ancestor of the Ngāti Hine tribe, as she explored Northland.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, New Zealand Free Lance Collection (PAColl-0785)

Reference: 1/2-116011; F

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Rāwiri Taonui, Ngā waewae tapu – Māori exploration – Northern explorers, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/14135/ngawha-springs (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 1 March 2009.

Comments

tatiaana
22 February 2012

i want to now more stuff about rahiri