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Kōrero: Papatūānuku – the land

Pirongia

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Pirongia mountain

He wāhi tino nui rawa atu tō ngā maunga ki tēnā iwi, ki tēnā iwi. I te hui nui ki te whakatau i a Pōtatau Te Wherowhero hei kīngi tuatahi mō te iwi Māori, ka whiria, ka herea he taura harakeke ki tētahi pou haki hei tohu i ngā maunga o ngā iwi o Aotearoa. Ko Pirongia rāua ko Taupiri ngā maunga nui o ngā iwi o Waikato. Nā John Kinder te mahi toi nei i peita i te tau 1861.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Auckland Art Gallery – Toi o Tāmaki

by John Kinder

Permission of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, Papatūānuku – the land – Tūrangawaewae – a place to stand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/11443/pirongia (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.

Comments

H Thomson
03 February 2011
The mountain which symbolised Waikato was Karioi.