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Story: Waikato tribes

Kāwhia

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Kāwhia

Kāwhia is the citadel of Tainui identity, history and culture. It was here that the Tainui canoe finally came to rest after voyaging from Hawaiki. This photograph, taken about 1910, shows Kāwhia with the harbour in the background.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: 1/2-19363-F

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Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, Waikato tribes – Waikato landmarks, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/1720/kawhia (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.