Coastlands

Whakatane

The women of the Mataatua Canoe, left to themselves when the men went ashore for the first time, found a waka (canoe) drifting out to sea again. The paddles were forbidden to women, but a high spirited teenager, Wairaka, who was the daughter of Chief Toroa, boldly seized one of the paddles and paddled the waka back to shore. As she did this, she shouted, Kia Whakatane au i ahau:, and her actions saved the women but also coined the name of the town. A bronze statue of Wairaka stands on a rock at the Whakatane Heads to commemorate this act.
The women of the Mataatua Canoe, left to themselves when the men went ashore for the first time, found a waka (canoe) drifting out to sea again. The paddles were forbidden to women, but a high spirited teenager, Wairaka, who was the daughter of Chief Toroa, boldly seized one of the paddles and paddled the waka back to shore. As she did this, she shouted, Kia Whakatane au i ahau:, and her actions saved the women but also coined the name of the town. A bronze statue of Wairaka stands on a rock at the Whakatane Heads to commemorate this act.

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Whakatane is a Maori word and the 'wh' is pronounced like an 'f'. The statute of Wairaka is at the mouth of the Whakatane River in the Bay of Plenty area on the North Island.

Ville de Whakatāne

Si vous passez la plus grande partie de votre temps à Ville de Whakatāne, il existe des lieux à ne manquer sous aucun prétexte : Wairere Falls et Whakatane River Walk.

Ville de Whakatāne
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Poroporo

Poroporo n'offre peut-ĂȘtre pas un grand nombre de sites Ă  visiter, mais deux attractions Ă  proximitĂ© valent le dĂ©tour : Mataatua: The House That Came Home et Te Manuka Tutahi Marae.

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Maraetotara

Si vous passez la plus grande partie de votre temps à Maraetotara, il existe des lieux à ne manquer sous aucun prétexte : Bay of Plenty et Otarawairere Bay.

Maraetotara


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