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Pirongia

Pirongia

He wāhi tino nui rawa atu tō ngā maunga ki tēnā iwi, ki tēnā iwi. I te hui nui ki te whakatau i a Pōtatau Te Wherowhero hei kīngi tuatahi mō te iwi Māori, ka whiria, ka herea he taura harakeke ki tētahi pou haki hei tohu i ngā maunga o ngā iwi o Aotearoa. Ko Pirongia rāua ko Taupiri ngā maunga nui o ngā iwi o Waikato. Nā John Kinder te mahi toi nei i peita i te tau 1861.

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Auckland Art Gallery - Toi o Tamaki
Watercolour by John Kinder

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal. 'Papatūānuku', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 25-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/papatuanuku/5/1