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Kōrero: Northland places

Ripirō beach

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Ripirō beach

The 100-kilometre shoreline between Maunganui Bluff and the entrance to Kaipara Harbour, which is highly significant in Māori tradition, is called Ripirō. This man is digging for shellfish.

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Destination Northland

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Claudia Orange, Northland places – Dargaville and the Northern Wairoa, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/7862/ripiro-beach (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Claudia Orange, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 May 2015.