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Story: Ngāti Maniapoto

Mt Kakepuku

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Mt Kakepuku

Mt Kakepuku became part of Ngāti Maniapoto’s traditional lands after a series of battles with neighbouring iwi. It is in the northern part of the tribe’s territory, which centres on Te Kūiti. This depiction of the mountain was drawn by Joseph Jenner Merrett some time between 1841 and 1843.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: E-216-f-181

by Joseph Jenner Merrett

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Tūhuatahi Tui Adams and Paul Meredith, Ngāti Maniapoto – Lineage, lands and settlements, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/951/mt-kakepuku (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Tūhuatahi Tui Adams and Paul Meredith, published 4 March 2009, updated 22 March 2017.