Story: Ngāti Kahungunu

The ancestor Tauheikurī

The ancestor Tauheikurī

This carved figure of Kahungunu’s youngest daughter, Tauheikurī, is held at the Auckland Museum.

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Mere Whaanga, 'Ngāti Kahungunu - Ngāti Kahungunu become established', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/576/the-ancestor-tauheikuri (accessed 27 April 2024)

Story by Mere Whaanga, published 8 Feb 2005, updated 3 Mar 2017