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Story: Te ohanga onamata a rohe – economic regions

Tūhua

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Tūhua

Tūhua (Mayor Island), off the Bay of Plenty coastline, was an important source of high-quality obsidian.

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Basil Keane, Te ohanga onamata a rohe – economic regions – Iwitini – most populous region, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/23603/tuhua (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Basil Keane, published 4 March 2010.