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European depiction of a pā

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European depiction of a pā

Entitled ‘Tu Kaitote, the of Te Wherowhero on the Waikato, Taupiri mountain in the distance’, this lithograph is based on a watercolour painted by George French Angas in 1844. It shows how various buildings within the were grouped around a large central meeting place, with tall palisades around the perimeter.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: PUBL-0014-15

by J. W. Giles

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Rāwiri Taonui, Tribal organisation – The significance of iwi and hapū, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/970/european-depiction-of-a-pa (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 4 March 2009.