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Whakapapa Village
(Mount Ruapehu) Manawatu-Wanganui Tongariro National Park Visitor Center ☒ |
Te Heuheu Tukino IV (Horonuku)c. 1821-1888Māori chief (Wikipedia) |
Alexander R. Fraser
ca. 1952 |
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this memorial was erected by the government to te heuheu tukino also known as te heuheu horonuku paramount chief of the ngati tuwharetoa of lake taupo district 1863-1888 a great public benefactor & a tribal leadeer of renown who with his associated chiefs presented to the nation the 6518 acres which formed the nucleus of the tongariro national park this area consisted of the peaks tongariro ngaurahoe & ruapehu & the land for one mile from each of the three summits • • • the family line of te heuheu te heuheu herea i te heuheu tukino ii te heuheu iwikau iii te heuheu horonuku iv • the donor • hon. te heuheu tukino mlc v hoani te heuheu vi heri hoani te heuheu vii • • • the motto of the family of te heuheu & ngati tuwharetoa • is • tongariro is the mountain taupo is the sea tuwharetoa is the tribe te heuheu is the man • • • |
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