Map: Taurikura (Tauranga)

DescriptionThis map is part of a traditional story: Long ago there was a village called Kahakaharoa in the Omanawa district. The village was on the cliff tops at the edge of a gorge with a river flowing far below. Taurikura was a puhi, a chief's daughter, a woman of high rank who lived in Kahakaharoa. Because she was a chief's daughter Taurikura had always been given everything she wanted. Some said she was a spoiled brat. When she grew up she expected everything to be done for her..._x000D_
Compiled by Evelyn Stokes, Occasional Paper No. 9, Centre for Maori Studies and Research, University of Waikato. October 1980. This document has been placed online with the permission of the University of Waikato and of the family of Evelyn Stokes. The Tauranga Moana Kaumatua Forum and the Tangata Whenua Collective were also consulted and agreed to it being made available online.
Please note:
Originally uploaded to the Tauranga Memories website (2011-2020), into the Tauranga Local History basket, or focus group, by Harley Couper, on April 02, 2012.
Its original URL was: http://tauranga.kete.net.nz/en/tauranga_local_history/images/show/2647 and its original license was: Creative Commons AttributionNoncommercial 3.0 New Zealand License.

Sometimes images contributed to Tauranga Memories by the community were uploaded by a library staff member. If this has resulted in your photographs being mis-attributed to a staff member, please let us know so we can correct this.The original Tauranga Memories site also sometimes collected the following (blank where empty):

First name: Taurikura
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City: Tauranga
Year: 1980

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