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Kōrero: Whenua – how the land was shaped

Ngake rāua ko Whātaitai

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Ngake and Whātaitai

Nā Lee Watt tēnei mahi toi. Ko Ngake rāua ko Whātaitai ēnei, whai muri i te rū nui ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara. He taniwha te tokorua nei. Ko Whātaitai tērā e koromeke ana; ā tōna wā ka huri ia hei kūiti whenua ka hono i a Motukairangi ki te tuawhenua. Ko Ngake kei te huaki putanga mōna ki waho ki Te Moana-o-Raukawa.

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by Lee Watt

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Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, Whenua – how the land was shaped – Lakes, rivers and harbours, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/6761/ngake-raua-ko-whataitai (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.