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Kohunui marae

Kohunui marae

Kohunui marae, in the Wairarapa, is in the centre of this photo, with its urupā (cemetery) in the foreground. Ancestral land for Māori can be their tūrangawaewae, their place to stand or belong, but rural land can also be used for farming.

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Tanira Kingi. 'Ahuwhenua – Māori land and agriculture', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 27-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/ahuwhenua-maori-land-and-agriculture/3/3