Story: Taranaki tribe

The home of the ancestors

Taranaki tribal historian Te Miringa Hōhaia talks about the kāinga (village) Karakatonga which was the ancient dwelling place of Te Kāhui Maunga – the people of the mountains.

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Te Miringa Hōhaia, 'Taranaki tribe - Tribal origins', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/speech/3901/the-home-of-the-ancestors (accessed 17 April 2024)

Story by Te Miringa Hōhaia, published 8 Feb 2005, updated 1 Mar 2017