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Story: Ngāti Toarangatira

Tāhoramaurea, Motungārara and Kapiti islands, 1843

Tāhoramaurea, Motungārara and Kapiti islands, 1843

This sketch shows Tāhoramaurea Island (left) and Motungārara Island (right), with Kapiti Island in the right background and the South Island in the distance. The village of chief Te Rauparaha is on the right of Tāhoramaurea Island.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: E-296-q-043-4
Ink and watercolour sketch by Richard Taylor

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page:

Mīria Pōmare. 'Ngāti Toarangatira', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 2-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/ngati-toarangatira/3/2