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Story: Taranaki tribe

Mt Taranaki (Mt Egmont)

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Mt Taranaki

Mt Taranaki, pictured here, together with the Kaitake and Pouākai ranges, dominates the Taranaki tribal area. The mountains are central to the identity of the tribe: the original ancestors were called Te Kāhui Maunga – the people of the mountains.

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Te Miringa Hōhaia, Taranaki tribe – Tribal origins, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/1863/mt-taranaki-mt-egmont (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Te Miringa Hōhaia, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.

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Shanaiya
11 April 2011
Ka pai enei pikitia me enei korero