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Story: Te tango whenua – Māori land alienation

Maungapōhatu

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Maungapōhatu

Maungapōhatu, in the Urewera, is the sacred mountain of Ngāi Tūhoe. By about 1900, the Native Land Court had completed its investigations of large areas throughout New Zealand. The only major area not yet investigated was the Urewera.

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Richard Boast, Te tango whenua – Māori land alienation – The Native Land Court in practice, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/19531/maungapohatu (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by Richard Boast, published 1 March 2009, updated 1 July 2015.