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Marking the Tainui canoe

Marking the <em>Tainui</em> canoe

The Tainui was finally interred at Te Ahurei on Kāwhia Harbour. These upright stones, one visible in the middle distance, mark the bow and stern of the canoe.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/2-117955; F

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Rāwiri Taonui. 'Canoe traditions', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 24-Sep-11
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