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Rangitatau pā

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Rangitatau pā

Rangitatau , at Palmer Head in Wellington, was once the residence of Ngāi Tara chief Tūteremoana. The was located on the prominent headland to the left in this image.

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Darren Reid, Muaūpoko – Early history, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/1306/rangitatau-pa (accessed 10 June 2026).

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