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Burial on Taupiri mountain

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Burial on Taupiri mountain

Pallbearers carry the coffin of King Korokī up Taupiri mountain in 1966. Taupiri is the sacred burial ground of Waikato Māori, and the summit is reserved for kings and queens.

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Nancy Swarbrick, Waikato places – Ngāruawāhia, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/27289/burial-on-taupiri-mountain (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 26 May 2010, updated 11 June 2015.