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Story: Ngāpuhi

Whiria mountain

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Whiria mountain

Whiria is a significant place for Ngāpuhi. It is the home of many of the founding families who come under the Ngāpuhi roof.

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by Rawiri Taonui

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Rāwiri Taonui, Ngāpuhi – Lands, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/395/whiria-mountain (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.