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Tamatea’s cave

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Tamatea’s cave

One great explorer of the river was Tamatea-pōkaiwhenua, captain of the Tākitimu canoe. His name is commemorated in a remarkable cave on the upper reaches of the river. This is a view from inside the cave.

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by David Young

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David Young, Whanganui tribes – Ancestors, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2176/tamateas-cave (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by David Young, published 4 March 2009, updated 22 March 2017.