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Name: Te Ara o Kawai

Suburb, Whakarongo

The street is named for Te Ara o Kawai, the first wife of Korongawhenuai. December 2022.

The aerial map is a derivative of the Palmerston North City Council online mapping Geographic Information System (GIS).

Korongawhenuai is a direct descendant of Te Rangiwhakaewa. The Paewai and Nireaha whānau whakapapa to Korongawhenuai. His second wife, Ngene, was the younger sister of Kawai.

Korongawhenuai is featured at the heart of one of the significant battles with Ngāti Apa.

Identification

Object type
Map
Content type
Map/Plan
Date
2025
Digitisation ID
2024M_IMCA-DigitalArchive_042885
Format
Born Digital
Held In
IMCA Digital Archive

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Taxonomy

Tags
kawai,
korongawhenuai,
ngene,
ngāti apa,
nireaha,
paewai,
tamakuku terrace,
te ara o kawai,
te rangiwhakaewa,
warfare,
whakapapa,
whānau,
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