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Story: Ngāpuhi

Bay of Islands

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Bay of Islands

After a period of consolidation around the Hokianga Harbour, the Ngāpuhi tribe expanded east into the Bay of Islands. Through conquest and intermarriage, kin groups throughout the area became identified as Ngāpuhi. Eventually Ngāpuhi also expanded south towards Whāngārei. This photo shows Russell in the Bay of Islands.

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Rāwiri Taonui, Ngāpuhi – Tribal links and movement, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/4145/bay-of-islands (accessed 4 June 2026).

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