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Story: Taranaki tribe

The home of the ancestors

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Taranaki tribal historian Te Miringa Hōhaia talks about the kāinga (village) Karakatonga which was the ancient dwelling place of Te Kāhui Maunga – the people of the mountains.

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Te Miringa Hōhaia, Taranaki tribe – Tribal origins, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/speech/3901/the-home-of-the-ancestors (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Te Miringa Hōhaia, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.