Kōrero: Marutūahu tribes

Ki mua

Moehau

Whai muri

Kei te pito o te kūrae o Moehau Te Moengahau-o-Tamatekapua. Koinei te maunga tapu o ngā iwi o Marutūahu, te takotoranga o ngā rangatira nui pēnei i a Tamatekapua, te rangatira o Te Arawa.

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GNS Science

Reference: 17584/17

by Lloyd Homer

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, Marutūahu tribes – Origins, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/744/moehau (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009, updated 22 March 2017.

Comments

Kiri
23 June 2016

Well the Maaori Kuini Te Atairangikaahu (Piki)has been lifted by helicopter over Moehau Maunga. Originally that may be the case but initially it has been reinforced by the more recent visit from the Kingitanga. I will reserve my opinion.

Hei Huarere
13 July 2012

So how does the resting place of Tamatekapua of Te Arawa make Moehau a sacred mountain for Marutuahu of Tainui?