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Māpoutahi pā

Māpoutahi pā
This striking peninsula on the Otago coast between Waitati and Pūrākaunui was the site of a Ngāti Māmoe pā. A Ngāi Tahu war party successfully attacked the occupants some time in the 18th century.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Otago region – Māori history and whaling, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/22626/mapoutahi-pa (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 18 August 2009, updated 1 May 2015.

Comments

Badger H. Bloomfield
25 April 2011
I have unearthed a series of carved Silcrete ,Toki,Patu and carved throwing stones and various other tools and weapons , these tools etc. are carved with amazing intricacy ,these tools are available for vewing at the "Badgersden"Tararua District .All artifacts retrieved are available to photograph .One stone Patu ? in particular 43 cm long with a 10cm wide blade and carved with many face profiles is more like a sword than a Patu .I would appreciate an opinion on what the Maori name is for its particular .I consider it to important to display computor imagery of it .Is there any legends of important chiefs of this area who might have mislaid one or?.I consider it on par with the History of '"Korotangi" ..