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Traditional lands of Ngāpuhi

Traditional lands of Ngāpuhi

The territory of New Zealand’s largest tribe stretches from Hokianga to Maunganui Bluff in the west, and from the Bay of Islands to Whangārei in the east. The map shows mountains and hills significant to Ngāpuhi as well as the main place names.

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Rāwiri Taonui, Ngāpuhi – Lands, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/map/393/traditional-lands-of-ngapuhi (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.

Comments

shaune claybrook
21 January 2012
my wife is ngapuhi she is the most lovely person i spent a few years in new zealand and fell in love with her family,the way of life, maori life in general and everything new zealand i have been back a few times and love it everytime i go back i love my wife and hope to enjoy a lot more of nz and the culture in general