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Tūteremoana fishing rock

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Tūteremoana fishing rock

The line of surf to the right of the red pole marks the fishing rock named after Ngāi Tara chief Tūteremoana. This rock is located south of Barrett’s Reef in Wellington Harbour.

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Darren Reid, Muaūpoko – Early history, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/1305/tuteremoana-fishing-rock (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Darren Reid, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 February 2015.