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Story: Te Āti Awa of Wellington

Pipitea pā, 1842

Pipitea pā, 1842

Pipitea was located on the shores of Wellington Harbour where Thorndon Quay and the present-day Pipitea marae are now situated. Built by Ngāti Mutunga, after 1835 it was occupied by Te Āti Awa and was surrounded by cultivations.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: PUBL-0011-04
Hand-coloured lithograph by William Mein Smith

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page:

Morris Love. 'Te Āti Awa of Wellington', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 2-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/te-ati-awa-of-wellington/5/1