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Pokerekere Crescent, Name

Name: Pokerekere

Suburb, Whakarongo


The crescent is named for Pokerekere, Whakarongo's first husband. December 2022.

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

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

Tukere Crescent, Name

Name: Tukere

Suburb, Whakarongo


The crescent is named for Tukere, Whakarongo's second husband. December 2022.

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

To l...

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

Te Hirawanui Drive, Name

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

Back Issues: Whakarongo and her legacy of courage

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

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