Story: Ngāti Toarangatira

Paremata whaling station

Paremata whaling station

In the 1840s the whaling station of Joseph Toms (spelt 'Thoms' in the picture title) at Paremata was next to a which was occupied by a sub-tribe of Ngāti Toa. The proximity of the station and the pā indicated the close dealings between Māori and early Pākehā settlers on the Kapiti coast.

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Mīria Pōmare, 'Ngāti Toarangatira - 19th century: rise and fall', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/artwork/1354/paremata-whaling-station (accessed 29 March 2024)

Story by Mīria Pōmare, published 8 Feb 2005, updated 1 Mar 2017