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Story: Whangārei tribes

Urupukapuka Island

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Urupukapuka Island

Urupukapuka Island (centre) in the Bay of Islands was once occupied by Ngare Raumati, one of the oldest tribes in the region.

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Rāwiri Taonui, Whangārei tribes – Tribes of Whangārei, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/1047/urupukapuka-island (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.