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This photograph shows prophet Rua Kēnana addressing his people from a walkway that led to the upper door of his temple Hiona (Zion), at Maungapōhatu in the Urewera forest, in 1908. Rua, a charismatic leader and prophet, founded the community at the base of Tūhoe's sacred mountain.
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Reference: Auckland Weekly News, 28 January 1909, p. 4
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