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Story: Ngāti Awa

Pūtauaki

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Pūtauaki

Pūtauaki (Mt Edgecumbe) is sacred to the section of Ngāti Awa who are based around the eastern Bay of Plenty area.

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Layne Harvey, Ngāti Awa – Early history, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/585/putauaki (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Layne Harvey, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.