Mai i ngā tau whakamutunga o 1900 he tino kaupapa whakakao tūruhi ngā kitenga kei ngā ana toke kei Waitomo, i roto i te Rohe Pōtae. Ko te kaiārahi, ko Tane Tinorau (e mau pōtae ana) tēnei e ārahi manuhiri ana i te tau 1901 pea. He rangatira whai mana ia ki ngā ana i riro ai i te kāwanatanga i te tau 1911. I te tau 1990, whai muri i te kerēme ki te Taraipiunara o Waitangi, ka whakahokia te mana ki ngā ana ki te rōpu kaitiaki mo ngā uri whakaheke o Tinorau me ētahi atu rangatira nō rātou ngā ana.
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Waitomo Caves Discovery Centre
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