Story: Ngāti Rongomaiwahine

Māhia

This photograph shows Māhia Peninsula, with Ahuriri Point in the foreground. The peninsula is well known for its beauty and for the richness of its natural resources.

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Mere Whaanga, Ngāti Rongomaiwahine – Natural resources and land use, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/246/mahia (accessed 4 June 2026).

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