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Tauranga Harbour

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Tauranga Harbour

This photo shows the natural attributes of Tauranga Harbour. The Tauranga Moana tribes affirm their identity in the tribal saying: ‘Mauao is the mountain, Tauranga is the sea, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui and Ngāti Pūkenga are the tribes.’

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GNS Science
Reference: 30755
Photograph by Lloyd Homer

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Te Awanuiārangi Black. 'Tauranga Moana tribes', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 24-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/tauranga-moana-tribes/3/4