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Story: Ngāti Whātua

Kaipara Harbour

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Kaipara Harbour

The Ngāti Whātua tribes Te Uri-o-Hau and Te Taoū eventually controlled both the northern and southern Kaipara Harbour. It is New Zealand’s largest enclosed harbour and an important bird habitat.

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Rāwiri Taonui, Ngāti Whātua – The tribes of Ngāti Whātua, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/1199/kaipara-harbour (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.