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Story: Tapa whenua – naming places

Places named by Tōhē

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Places named by Tōhē

The Muriwhenua chief Tōhē named more than 100 places on his final visit from Kapowairua Bay in the north to his daughter in the Kaipara region.

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Rāwiri Taonui, Tapa whenua – naming places – Exploration and naming, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/map/18638/places-named-by-tohe (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 1 March 2009.