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Story: Ngāti Rongomaiwahine

A flag depicting Rongomaiwahine

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A flag depicting Rongomaiwahine

The strong identity of Ngāti Rongomaiwahine was expressed in symbols such as this flag, which shows an image of the ancestor Rongomaiwahine. This photograph, showing members of the tribe, was taken in 1902.

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Reference: J. H. Mitchell, Takitimu. Wellington: Reed, 1944.

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Mere Whaanga, Ngāti Rongomaiwahine – Important ancestors, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/237/a-flag-depicting-rongomaiwahine (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Mere Whaanga, published 4 March 2009, updated 10 February 2015.