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• Wakapuaka - Rotokura

  Wakapuaka is an ancient name;  Kupe bestowed the name on the area because it reminded him of a fishing ground of that name in Hawaiki. *Early Settlers at Rotokura *Rotokura,...

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• Wakapuaka Kāinga sites

  *Wakapuaka Block – Original Native Title *In 1880 when Wi Katene Te Puoho, chief of Ngāti Tama died, the status of the more than 17,500 acres (7,100 ha)...

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• The brothers, Wi Kātene Te Pūoho and Paremata Te Wahapiro

  *Wi Kātene Te Pūoho *Wi Kātene Te Pūoho, son of the paramount chief of Ngāti Tama, Te Pūoho ki Te Rangi and his wife, Kauhoe Te Waipunahau of Te...

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• Rescue of the crew of the Delaware 1863

  The best known Māori rescue in the region was the dramatic deliverance of the crew of the Delaware when the ship was driven onto rocks at Wakapuaka on...

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• Aotearoa New Zealand Histories Curriculum guide years 9 and 10

  This guide was produced by Rebecca Baird, HOLA Social Science/ HOD History at Nelson College for Girls as a sabbatical project, funded by The Ministry of Education/ Te Tāhuhu o te...

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