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In the 1840s the whaling station of Joseph Toms (spelt 'Thoms' in the picture title) at Paremata was next to a pā 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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