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Maungapōhatu settlement

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Maungapōhatu settlement

This remote Tūhoe settlement at Maungapōhatu, photographed in 1908, was established by the prophet Rua Kēnana.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Bay of Plenty places – Inland Urewera, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/5738/maungapohatu-settlement (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 July 2015.