Story: Ngāti Porou

Porourangi whare, Waiomatatini

Porourangi whare, Waiomatatini

The whare at Waiomatatini, north of Gisborne, is named after the ancestor, Porourangi, from whom the tribe Ngāti Porou take their name.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, William James Harding Collection (PAColl-3042)
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How to cite this page:

Tamati Muturangi Reedy, 'Ngāti Porou - Ancestors', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/639/porourangi-whare-waiomatatini (accessed 25 April 2024)

Story by Tamati Muturangi Reedy, published 8 Feb 2005, updated 1 Mar 2017