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Historically, the tewhatewha was a formidable weapon used by Māori warriors in warfare. The tewhatewha is held just above the carving at the sharp end, similar to an ax when fighting. Like pouwhenua and taiaha, this long club was designed for sparring and lightning strokes and thrusts, aided by quick footwork on the part of the wielder. [4]
Kuirau Park, in the central city [44] [45] Government Gardens, including Sulphur Point [46] Te Puia – a visitor attraction located in the Whakarewarewa volcanic valley, and home of the Pōhutu Geyser; Tikitere – Hell's Gate Geothermal Park & Mud Spa [47] Te Wairoa ("The Buried Village") — so named after it was buried by the 1886 Mount ...
Poor Knights Islands Tawhiti Rahi (Māori) Geography Location Northland, New Zealand Coordinates 35°30′S 174°45′E / 35.500°S 174.750°E / -35.500; 174.750 Area 2.714 km 2 (1.048 sq mi) Administration New Zealand IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve) Designated 1975 Poor Knights lily (Xeronema callistemon) plants growing in situ Flowering Poor Knights lily in cultivation ...
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Until the 1860s Ōtorohanga was a Ngāti Maniapoto village, with several whare (houses), peach trees and a flour mill. [4] Huipūtea is a 300-year-old kahikatea tree, just to the south east of Ōtorohanga, [5] which was the site of a skirmish in 1822 between Ngāti Maniapoto and Ngāpuhi. [6]
Whakarewarewa (reduced version of Te Whakarewarewatanga O Te Ope Taua A Wahiao, meaning "The gathering place for the war parties of Wahiao", often abbreviated to Whaka by locals) is a Rotorua semi-rural geothermal area in the Taupō Volcanic Zone of New Zealand.
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Rangiaowhia (or Rangiawhia, or Rangiaohia) [1] was, for over 20 years, a thriving village on a ridge between two streams in the Waikato region, about 4 km (2.5 mi) east of Te Awamutu. From 1841 it was the site of a very productive Māori mission station until the Invasion of the Waikato in 1864.