Te Arawa is a confederation of Māori iwi and hapū of New Zealand who trace their ancestry to the Arawa migration canoe. The tribes are based in the Rotorua and Bay of Plenty areas and have a populatio
The Te Arawa of Maketu entertain guests.
Maggie Papakura (1873–1930) was a guide, entertainer and ethnographer. Her mother was of the Ngāti Wāhiao hapu of the Tūhourangi tribe of Te Arawa and her father was from England.
Te Papaiouru marae at Ohinemutu, Rotorua, in 1975. It is the home marae of the Ngāti Whakaue subtribes Ngāti Tae-o-Tū and Ngāti Tūnohopū.
The Kaituna River is in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is the outflow from Lakes Rotorua and Rotoiti, and flows northwards for 45 kilometres, emptying into the Bay of
Rafting on the Kaituna River
The Kaituna River enters the Bay of Plenty directly via Te Tumu Cut, and at the Maketu Estuary (pictured)
The Okere Falls Power Station c. 1908