Poor Knights Islands
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The Poor Knights Islands are a group of islands off the east coast of the Northland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. They lie 50 kilometres to the northeast of Whangārei, and 22 kilometres o
Poor Knights lily (Xeronema callistemon) plants growing in situ
Flowering Poor Knights lily in cultivation
Large numbers of Buller's shearwaters breed on the islands
The waters off the Poor Knights are a marine reserve with subtropical species
Ngātiwai
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Ngātiwai or Ngāti Wai is a Māori iwi of the east coast of the Northland Region of New Zealand. Its historical tribal area or rohe stretched from Cape Brett in the north to Takatū Point on Tawharanui P
Poor Knights Islands
…Island is bisected by two rock arches, with the larger Cathedral Arch about 40 metres (130 ft) tall. The islands were earlier inhabited by Māori of the Ngāti Wai and Ngati-Toki tribes who grew crops and fished the surrounding sea. The tribe traded with other Maori. A chief of the tribe named Tatua led his warriors…
Whangarei Harbour