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Mt Taranaki

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Mt Taranaki

Mt Taranaki is very important to the identity of all the tribes of the Taranaki region. Here it is seen from Turuturumōkai , a significant place for the Ngāti Ruanui tribe. Most tribes identify with a prominent mountain in their vicinity.

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Fiona Barker, New Zealand identity – The land, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/34599/mt-taranaki (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Fiona Barker, published 17 April 2012.