Pouerua

Pouerua is a 270 m high basaltic scoria cone, in the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field in New Zealand. It is in the locality of Pakaraka and was the site of a pā that was studied during a major archeological project in the 1980s.^[1] Pouerua is registered with the Historic Places Trust as a traditional site (Registration Number 6711).^[2]

The last Māori who occupied Pouerua were the Ngāti Rāhiri subtribe of Ngāpuhi. They left in about 1860.^[3]

According to the Historic Places Trust:

Pouerua is considered the origin and the watershed or pou of the two tribal areas of Ngapuhi, at the Hokianga in the west and Taumarere in the east.^[2]

References[]

^ Doug G. Sutton; Louise Furey; Yvonne M. Marshall (2003). The archaeology of Pouerua. Auckland University Press. ISBN 978-1-86940-292-1.
^ ^a ^b "Pouerua". Historic Places Trust. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
^ McLean, Gavin (8 October 2014). "Pouērua". NZ History. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 17 April 2017.

Coordinates: 35°22′12″S 173°55′58″E / 35.370011°S 173.932688°E / -35.370011; 173.932688

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Aerial view of Pouerua volcano and pā.

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[Pou-1] Doug G. Sutton; Louise Furey; Yvonne M. Marshall (2003). The archaeology of Pouerua. Auckland University Press. ISBN 978-1-86940-292-1.

[HPT-2] "Pouerua". Historic Places Trust. Retrieved 17 April 2017.

[3] McLean, Gavin (8 October 2014). "Pouērua". NZ History. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 17 April 2017.

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