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Haurua monument

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Haurua monument

At Haurua, just south of Ōtorohanga, this memorial stone records a meeting between Pōtatau Te Wherowhero and his Ngāti Maniapoto relatives in 1857. They gave their approval for him to accept the offer of kingship.

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Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, Waikato tribes – The King movement, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/1730/haurua-monument (accessed 4 June 2026).

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