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Māori Auckland map, detail

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Māori Auckland map, detail

This map shows the area just to the east of present-day Auckland. On the right Motukora is Brown’s Island, in the middle Whanganui is St Heliers, at the bottom Maungarei is Mt Wellington, and at the top of the map Maungauika is the North Head of Devonport.

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Rāwiri Taonui, Tāmaki tribes – Tribal history and places, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/map/3928/maori-auckland-map-detail (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 4 March 2009, updated 22 March 2017.

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Craig
26 April 2014
Thank You