top of page

Te Poho a Tamatea

The maunga (mountain) that overlooks Rāpaki is Te Poho o Tamatea (the breast of Tamatea) and is named after the explorer Tamatea Pōkai Whenua who is said to have climbed this peak to recite a karakia asking a tohunga to send fire to warm his people. Mariata Couch tells the story.

00:00 / 01:04
bottom of page