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Kōrero: Taranaki tribe

Mt Taranaki (Mt Egmont)

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Mt Taranaki

Mt Taranaki, pictured here, together with the Kaitake and Pouākai ranges, dominates the Taranaki tribal area. The mountains are central to the identity of the tribe: the original ancestors were called Te Kāhui Maunga – the people of the mountains.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

GNS Science

Reference: 8538/31

by Lloyd Homer

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Te Miringa Hōhaia, Taranaki tribe – Tribal origins, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/1863/mt-taranaki-mt-egmont (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Te Miringa Hōhaia, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.

Comments

Shanaiya
11 April 2011
Ka pai enei pikitia me enei korero