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Whakatāne from Kaputerangi pā

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Whakatāne from Kaputerangi pā

Rāhiri was a great traveller and at one stage, according to Bay of Plenty tribes, he lived at the ancient of Kaputerangi overlooking modern Whakatāne. This was said to be the original of the early ancestor Toi.

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Rāwiri Taonui, Ngāpuhi – Tribal links and movement, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/4138/whakatane-from-kaputerangi-pa (accessed 4 June 2026).

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