Story: Ngāti Apa

Pūtauaki mountain

Pūtauaki mountain

Pūtauaki mountain (Mt Edgecumbe) in the Bay of Plenty, shown on the left of this photograph, is reputed to be where the ancestors of Ngāti Apa first lived after their arrival in New Zealand.

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Photograph by Peter Hodsell

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Grant Huwyler, 'Ngāti Apa - Origins', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/2465/putauaki-mountain (accessed 24 April 2024)

Story by Grant Huwyler, published 8 Feb 2005, updated 1 Mar 2017