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Story: Ngāpuhi

Pouērua pā

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Pouērua pā

Rāhiri is the founding ancestor of Ngāpuhi. Hokianga traditions say that Rāhiri’s first wife, Āhuaiti, came from this large , Pouērua, near Kaikohe, and that she left after a dispute. However, the traditions of her people say that the two were married at Pouērua and that Rāhiri was the one who left.

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Rāwiri Taonui, Ngāpuhi – Ancestors, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/402/pouerua-pa (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.