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Story: Ngā waewae tapu – Māori exploration

Aotea Harbour

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Aotea Harbour

This view shows Taranaki Point and the entrance to Aotea Harbour. The Aotea waka (canoe) landed in a bay inside the harbour, and its captain, Turi, began exploring inland.

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Rāwiri Taonui, Ngā waewae tapu – Māori exploration – Western North Island, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/14145/aotea-harbour (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 1 March 2009.