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Waiapu River from the Tikitiki war memorial

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Waiapu River from the Tikitiki war memorial

The sweep of the lower Waiapu River, the heartland of Ngāti Porou, is seen here from the war memorial at Tikitiki, looking across to the summit of Whakaumu (200 m).

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Monty Soutar, East Coast places – Waiapu River valley, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/33490/waiapu-river-from-the-tikitiki-war-memorial (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Monty Soutar, published 23 August 2011, updated 1 March 2015.