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Story: Moriori

Pitt Island

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The Chatham Islands

The oldest Moriori artefacts have been uncovered on the shoreline of Pitt Island. In the background rises the ancient remnant volcano Hakepa, the highest point on the island. This photograph was taken in the 1980s.

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Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira

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How to cite this page

Denise Davis and Māui Solomon, Moriori – Origins of the Moriori people, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/1681/pitt-island (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Denise Davis and Māui Solomon, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.