The Kuranui Waka and the Story of Te Pakakohi – School Journal Level 4 November 2024

An ancient waka discovered on the banks of the Kuranui Stream, near Pātea, tells the story of the people who once owned it and their experience after the New Zealand wars.

Keywords: ancestors, colonisation, community, confiscation, conservator, culture, Kuranui, New Zealand Wars, Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāwaka Taurua, Pātea, peace, Taranaki, Te Pakakohi, Tītokowaru, tūpuna, waka, whakapapa, whenua