This pou whenua (land post), facing the harbour at Petone, is a representation of Te Āti Awa chief Hōniana Te Puni, wearing a kahukurī (dog-skin cloak). The name Petone is a corruption of Pito-one which means beach end.
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Photograph by Emily Tutaki
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