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Places named by Tōhē

Places named by Tōhē

Tōhē, an important Ngāti Kahu chief, set off from his home at Kapowairua (Spirits Bay) to make a final visit to his daughter living on the Kaipara. On his way south he named all these places.

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Rāwiri Taonui, Muriwhenua tribes – Ancestors, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/map/426/places-named-by-tohe (accessed 10 June 2026).

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

Comments

Karena Wells
15 August 2024
Could someone please correct this page it states Ngati Kahu, when in actual fact it is the Ngati Kuri tribe that resides and stakes claim to that kāinga Kapowairua.