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Places named by Tōhē

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Places named by Tōhē

These places further south were also named by Tōhē. He died near Maunganui Bluff before reaching Kaipara, where his daughter was living.

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Rāwiri Taonui, Muriwhenua tribes – Ancestors, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/map/4103/places-named-by-tohe (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 4 March 2009, updated 22 March 2017.