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Hīona, Maungapōhatu

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Hīona, Maungapōhatu

The spiritual leader of the Maungapōhatu settlement, Rua Kēnana (third from left), stands with some of his wives beside the circular council house known as Hīona (Zion).

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Malcolm McKinnon, Bay of Plenty places – Inland Urewera, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/5739/hiona-maungapohatu (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 July 2015.