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Story: Ngāti Tūwharetoa

Lake Taupō and Mt Tongariro

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Lake Taupō and Mt Tongariro

Mt Tongariro and Lake Taupō are landmarks of great significance for Ngāti Tūwharetoa. Motutaiko, the island in the lake, is also a sacred place.

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Martin Wikaira, Ngāti Tūwharetoa – Lands and people, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/1163/lake-taupo-and-mt-tongariro (accessed 14 June 2026).

Story by Martin Wikaira, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.

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Louise Te Auraki Nepia
15 November 2013
Tena koe, very captured by all on this site. Regards Louise Te Auraki Nepia.