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Following our two week stay in New Zealand there were various photos that did not fit into any particular category. So I have included here a general page of images.

The bronze statue on top of Turuturu Rock is situated at the mouth of the Whakatane River. It commemorates the bravery of Wairaka, the daughter of Toroa, captain-navigator of the Mataatua waka (canoe).

When the Mataatua waka arrived at Whakatane after voyaging from the Ngati Awa’s ancestral homeland of Hawaiki 600 years ago, the men left the women in the canoe while they went ashore. When the canoe started to drift back to sea, Wairaka (defying the tapu that forbade women to handle a canoe) seized the paddle and brought the waka back to shore crying, ‘Kia Whakatane au i ahau’ – I will act the part of a man.' This is said to be the origin of the town's name.

Te Wairere Falls was not only a sacred landmark to all of Mataatua, bul was also a vital source of freshwater for the Ngati Awa people living at Te Whare o Toroa Pa.

The original anchor stone of the Mataatua waka, Te Toka a Taiao, was sited where Te Wairere Stream meets the Whakatane River (Ohinemataroa).

The falls are also associated with early industry. A flax mill was constructed in 1870, replaced by a flourmill in 1879, and later reconverted to a flax mill. The mill closed in 1909 and, shortly afterwards, burnt down.

The stream continued to supply water to the Whakatane township until 1924.

Reference: WHAKATANE & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. (http://www.whakatanehistorical.org.nz/)

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GEN-1 Following our two week stay in New Zealand there were various photos that did not fit into any particular category. So I have included here a general page of images. The bronze statue on top of Turuturu Rock is situated at the mouth of the Whakatane River. It commemorates the bravery of Wairaka, the daughter of Toroa, captain-navigator of the Mataatua waka (canoe). When the Mataatua waka arrived at Whakatane after voyaging from the Ngati Awa’s ancestral homeland of Hawaiki 600 years ago, the men left the women in the canoe while they went ashore. When the canoe started to drift back to sea, Wairaka (defying the tapu that forbade women to handle a canoe) seized the paddle and brought the waka back to shore crying, ‘Kia Whakatane au i ahau’ – I will act the part of a man.' This is said to be the origin of the town's name. Te Wairere Falls was not only a sacred landmark to all of Mataatua, bul was also a vital source of freshwater for the Ngati Awa people living at Te Whare o Toroa Pa. The original anchor stone of the Mataatua waka, Te Toka a Taiao, was sited where Te Wairere Stream meets the Whakatane River (Ohinemataroa). The falls are also associated with early industry. A flax mill was constructed in 1870, replaced by a flourmill in 1879, and later reconverted to a flax mill. The mill closed in 1909 and, shortly afterwards, burnt down. The stream continued to supply water to the Whakatane township until 1924. Reference: WHAKATANE & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. (http://www.whakatanehistorical.org.nz/)













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