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The original name, still used by local Māori, is Te Kohanga o Te Tai Tokerau ("the nest of the northern people") or Te Puna o Te Ao Marama ("the wellspring in the world of light"). The full name of the harbour is Te Hokianga-nui-a-Kupe — "the place of Kupe's great return".
Te Tai Tokerau Māori are a group of Māori iwi (tribes) based on the Northland Peninsula of New Zealand's North Island. It includes the far northern Muriwhenua iwi (tribes) of Te Aupōuri, Ngāti Kahu, Ngāti Kurī, Te Pātū, Te Rarawa and Ngāi Takoto. It also includes Ngāpuhi and the affiliated iwi of Ngāti Hine.
Kohukohu is a village on the Hokianga Harbour in the Northland Region of New Zealand.It was one of the first European settlements in New Zealand. Kohukohu is situated on the northern shore of the harbour where it splits into two rivers, the Mangamuka River branching inland to the northeast and the Waihou River leading towards the east past Mangungu, Horeke and Rangiahua.
The Northland region (Māori: Te Tai Tokerau), officially Northland Region, [4] [5] is the northernmost of New Zealand's 16 local government regions. New Zealanders sometimes refer to it as the Winterless North because of its mild climate all throughout the year.
Tākou Bay is a bay and rural community in the Far North District and Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island, beside the Tākou River. [3] Tākou Bay is an official name, gazetted on 16 July 2020.
Ngāti Rēhia took over the site in 2020 and renamed it Te Ahurea (lit. 'culture') following $1.25 million being granted from the Provincial Growth Fund. [25] [26] Rewa's Village was a recreation of a fishing village but today Te Ahurea contains recreated whare, gardens for growing traditional medicine, waka tours, and cultural workshops. The ...
Taupō Bay is a bay, village and rural community in the Far North District and Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. [1] There are about 40 permanent residents, and 180 properties. The white sand beach is 1.5 km wide. [2] The Taupō Marae is a meeting place for the Ngāpuhi / Ngāti Kahu ki Whaingaroa hapū of Ngatirua. [3]
Hihi or Hihi Beach is a village and rural community in the Far North District and Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. [3] The local Waitetoki Marae is a meeting place for the local Ngāti Kahu hapū of Ngāti Ruaiti. [4] Unlike many other marae, it does not have a meeting house. [5] Hihi was visited by an American whaling ship in ...