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<< Our Photo Pages >> Te Arai o Tahuhu Pa - Hillfort in New Zealand

Submitted by DrewParsons on Friday, 13 July 2012  Page Views: 4038

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Te Arai o Tahuhu Pa Alternative Name: Te Arai Point Pa, Eyres Point Pa, R8-32
Country: New Zealand
NOTE: This site is 20.657 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Wellsford  Nearest Village: Pakiri
Latitude: 36.1612S  Longitude: 174.648470E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Te Arai o Tahuhu Pa
Te Arai o Tahuhu Pa submitted by DrewParsons : Overview of the pa's location. July 2012. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort at Te Arai Point, Pakiri Beach

This pa or hillfort protected the Maori coastal settlements north and south of here. This area was settled by Manaia and his Polynesian tribe who arrived in the Moekaraka Waka or ocean going migration canoe which landed near present day Goat Island south of the pa. The pa is named after Tahuhu who was Manaia's son. Their descendents are the Ngati Manuhiri hapu (sub tribe) of the Ngatiwai tribe. Te Arai o Tahuhu Pa is reached by footpath over Te Arai Regional reserve from the car park areas to the north and south of the reserve. It is located on the high ground above the coast and the defensive ditches and embankments can be seen to the northern side where pine trees have been planted and to the eastern side where a long ditch defends that approach. A walkway makes its way around the base of the pa from the southern side and up to a cleared area at the summit where there are fine views out to the offshore islands and up and down the Pakiri and Mangawai beaches. The southern approaches to the pa are densely overgrown with gorse and cutty grass making them impenetrable even today to all but the most determined visitor. However, the path on the southern side described above will lead you to the cleared summit.

Reference: Ngati Manuhiri te Hapu Settlement Trust website: http://www.ngatimanuhiri.iwi.nz/information.php?info_id=1
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Te Arai o Tahuhu Pa
Te Arai o Tahuhu Pa submitted by DrewParsons : Pine trees occupy one of the ditches on the northern side of the pa. July 2012. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Te Arai o Tahuhu Pa
Te Arai o Tahuhu Pa submitted by DrewParsons : View looking up to the natural summit at the top of the pa. July 2012 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Te Arai o Tahuhu Pa
Te Arai o Tahuhu Pa submitted by DrewParsons : Ditch and embankment defending the eastern slope of the pa. July 2012. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Te Arai o Tahuhu Pa
Te Arai o Tahuhu Pa submitted by DrewParsons : Defensive embankments on the northern side of the pa. July 2012. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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