This historic tī kouka (cabbage tree), with some distinguished looking koroua standing alongside it, was the birthplace of James Carroll. Carroll, of Ngāti Kahungunu and Pākehā descent, was a respected politician, and at one time acting prime minister. Babies were often born in temporary outdoor shelters because childbirth was regarded as tapu.
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