<< Our Photo Pages >> Tapapakanga Park - Ancient Village or Settlement in New Zealand
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Multi-periodSite Name: Tapapakanga ParkCountry: New Zealand
NOTE: This site is 37.455 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Auckland Nearest Village: Orere Point
Latitude: 36.97777S Longitude: 175.254270E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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For many centuries Tāpapakanga was an important dwelling place for Marutūahu iwi, especially Ngāti Pāoa and Ngāti Whanaunga (Maori tribes and sub tribes). In those days Tāpapakanga supported several large kāinga (villages) each with extensive kūmara and taro cultivation. Archaeological sites on the park, mainly concentrated around the Tāpapakanga Stream and along the coastal strip, include three Māori pā (forts), storage pits (rua), terraces(tūāpapa), shell middens (ahu ota ota) and ovens (umu) as well as stone heaps indicating extensive riverside gardens. The Regional Park website has a more detailed description of the Park, its access and its history, from which the above extract is taken.
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