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Story: Te Whānau-ā-Apanui

Whakaari (White Island)

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Whakaari

Lying 48 km off the Bay of Plenty coast, the active volcano of Whakaari is an important place for Te Whānau-ā-Apanui.

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Roka Paora, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui – Lands, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/525/whakaari-white-island (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Roka Paora, published 4 March 2009, updated 10 February 2015.