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Story: Ngāti Toarangatira

Tāhoramaurea, Motungārara and Kapiti islands, 1843

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Tāhoramaurea, Motungārara and Kapiti islands, 1843

This sketch shows Tāhoramaurea Island (left) and Motungārara Island (right), with Kapiti Island in the right background and the South Island in the distance. The village of chief Te Rauparaha is on the right of Tāhoramaurea Island.

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Mīria Pōmare, Ngāti Toarangatira – 19th century: rise and fall, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/1352/tahoramaurea-motungarara-and-kapiti-islands-1843 (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by Mīria Pōmare, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.