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Story: Ngāti Tūwharetoa

Mōtū River

Mōtū River

Tūwharetoa’s second wife, Hinemōtū, was a beautiful woman from Te Whānau-ā-Apanui. Her tribe named a rock in the Mōtū River after her.

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Reference: SL/101/3
Photograph by Lloyd Homer

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How to cite this page:

Martin Wikaira. 'Ngāti Tūwharetoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 24-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/ngati-tuwharetoa/3/3