Rangahau by Tarm Bismarck-Tumahai

Ngāi Tahu

tarmtumahai2001 — 2024-10-01 09:45:06 UTC

As the main iwi here on Te Tai o Poutini, Ngāi Tahu is very prominent here.

Te whawhai o te roto Mahinapua

tarmtumahai2001 — 2024-10-01 09:53:47 UTC

This is the purākau of the battle that happened here, Roto Mahinapua is an urupā but tourists still swim and eat here despite all the mahi put in to stop this from happening.

Hokitika

tarmtumahai2001 — 2024-10-01 09:59:57 UTC

This website shows how Hokitika got it's name and it is very informative.

Another telling of the purākau

tarmtumahai2001 — 2024-10-01 10:02:33 UTC

This is an exert from the book " A History of South Westland Māori " by Paul Madgwick

Te Roto Mahinapua

tarmtumahai2001 — 2024-10-01 10:08:56 UTC

Another view of te roto Mahinapua

tarmtumahai2001 — 2024-10-01 10:10:25 UTC

He wāhi tapu tēnei

Ngā Tīpuna o te whawhai

tarmtumahai2001 — 2024-10-01 10:16:21 UTC

Ko Tū-aroaro-o-te-raki tēnei

tarmtumahai2001 — 2024-10-01 10:17:43 UTC

He Pānui

tarmtumahai2001 — 2024-10-01 10:20:58 UTC

My whanaunga Tangi Weepu talking about how roto Mahinapua is a wāhi tapu