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Story: Tapa whenua – naming places

Hikurangi

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Hikurangi

Mt Hikurangi is the sacred peak of the Ngāti Porou people. It is a name found throughout Polynesia, often coupled with Aorangi.

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Rāwiri Taonui, Tapa whenua – naming places – Traditions and place names from Polynesia, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/18648/hikurangi (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 1 March 2009.