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Story: Ngāi Tūhoe

Misty hills in the Urewera

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Misty hills in the Urewera

This is a view of the Waimana Valley in the north-eastern part of the Urewera region. The mist and the mountains are of great significance to the people of Ngāi Tūhoe. They say Te Maunga (the mountain) and Hine-pūkohu-rangi (the mist maiden) produced Pōtiki, an important ancestor.

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Rangi McGarvey, Ngāi Tūhoe – The first peoples, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2701/misty-hills-in-the-urewera (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Rangi McGarvey, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.