Name: Te Hirawanui

Suburb, Whakarongo

The drive is named in honour of Te Hirawanui Kaimokopuna (c. 1808-1883). Te Hirawanui Kaimokopuna was ariki (hereditary high chief) of the hapū (kinship group) Ngāti Mutuahi, Te Rangiaranaki and Ngāti...

Creator:      Heritage Team, Palmerston North City Library
Date:          2025

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. Whakarongo settlement carries the name of a nineteenth century Rangitanē woman of courage and resilence. Whakarongo was raised as a whāngai at Te Kuripaka pa by her uncle, Te ...

Creator:      Karla Karaitiana
Place:          Whakarongo, Palmerston North
Date:          September 21, 2024