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Tangi-te-korowhiti

Tangi-te-korowhiti

When the Tainui canoe pulled ashore at Kāwhia after its long journey from Hawaiki, it was tied to this pōhutukawa tree, named Tangi-te-korowhiti.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, W. A. Collis Collection
Reference: 1/1-006498

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Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal. 'Waikato tribes', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 24-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/waikato-tribes/2/3