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Story: Ngā waewae tapu – Māori exploration

Maungapōhatu

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Maungapōhatu

Maungapōhatu, the sacred mountain of the Ngāi Tūhoe tribe, was climbed by the explorer Tāneatua. He was the half-brother of Toroa, the captain of the Mataatua canoe.

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Rāwiri Taonui, Ngā waewae tapu – Māori exploration – The Bay of Plenty, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/14148/maungapohatu (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 1 March 2009.