Story: Land ownership
This watercolour by Joseph Osbertus Hamley from about 1864, shows a fishing pā near Hāwera, south Taranaki. The pā would have been used for fishing by a group of local Māori at certain times of the year, but a different group (whānau or hapū) may well have had the rights to use the land nearby.
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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: E-047-q-043
Watercolour by Joseph Osbertus Hamley
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