Manaia
Tīkapa Moana
Tīkapa Moana, also known as the Hauraki Gulf, is the coastal area bounded by the Auckland region, the Coromandel Peninsula and Aotea Great Barrier Island. The area holds cultural importance for Ngāti Pūkenga, who rely on its resources for sustenance and connection.
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[Sound of inhalation and exhalation of air.]
(Drone aerial view over mangrove forest, with the sea in the background.)
(Stylised drawing of blue and white wave appears in the centre of the screen. The word ‘Te Moana’ in yellow box followed by ‘Tīkapa’ appear on screen before disappearing.)
(The video cuts to drone aerial view of tidal estuary.)
(Stylised drawing of blue and white wave appears in the centre of the screen.)
Sites of significance
Tīkapa Moana
Tīkapa Moana is the coastal area bounded by the Auckland region, the Coromandel Peninsula and Aotea Great Barrier Island.
Manaia Marae
Manaia Marae is located on land south of Coromandel township on the Coromandel Peninsula.
Te Awa ō Manaia
Revered as a vital waterway and food source for Ngāti Pūkenga, Manaia River has sustained generations of the iwi.
Hauturu
Hauturu, the sacred resting place of Ngāti Pūkenga rangātira Te Kou o Rehua, towers over Manaia valley in the Coromandel Peninsula.
Manaia Marae
Marae Road, Manaia (Google Maps)
Manaia Marae is located on land south of Coromandel township on the Coromandel Peninsula. The wharenui is named Te Kou o Rehua, after the paramount chief and renowned warrior of Ngāti Pūkenga and Te Tawera during the 19th century. After Te Kou o Rehua assisted in avenging the death of Te Waha of Ngāti Maru, land at Manaia was gifted to him and his people. The resting place of Te Kou o Rehua is Hauturu maunga, which stands behind Manaia Marae.
Video transcript
[Background music and the sound of birds singing.]
(Drone aerial view over green-roofed buildings.)
(Stylised drawing of wharenui meeting house appears in the centre of the screen. The words ‘Te Marae’ followed by ‘Manaia‘ in yellow box appear on screen before disappearing.)
(Video cuts to a ground-level drone view moving toward front of a meeting house.)
(The words ‘Te Kou o Rehua’ appear in a blue box with an arrow pointing to the roof of the meeting house.)
(The drone aerial view rises above the marae buildings.)
(The word ‘Hauturu‘ appears in a blue box with an arrow pointing to hill in the background.)
(Video cuts to a ground-level drone view moving toward front of a meeting house.)
(Stylised drawing of meeting house appears in the centre of the screen.)
Sites of significance
Tīkapa Moana
Tīkapa Moana is the coastal area bounded by the Auckland region, the Coromandel Peninsula and Aotea Great Barrier Island.
Manaia Marae
Manaia Marae is located on land south of Coromandel township on the Coromandel Peninsula.
Te Awa ō Manaia
Revered as a vital waterway and food source for Ngāti Pūkenga, Manaia River has sustained generations of the iwi.
Hauturu
Hauturu, the sacred resting place of Ngāti Pūkenga rangātira Te Kou o Rehua, towers over Manaia valley in the Coromandel Peninsula.
Te Awa ō Manaia
From its sources in the Coromandel ranges and the Horomanga and Hauturu mountains, the Manaia River reaches Tīkapa or the Hauraki Gulf at Manaia Harbour, south-west of Coromandel township. Revered as a vital waterway and food source for Ngāti Pūkenga, Manaia River has sustained generations of the iwi. The riverbanks are dotted with wāhi tapu and pā sites that exemplify the deep-rooted whakapapa of Ngāti Pūkenga.
Video transcript
[Sound of birds and running water.]
(Drone aerial view moving above stream, fields, road bridge and houses, with mangrove forest in the background.)
(Stylised drawing of blue river appears in the centre of the screen. The word ‘Manaia’ in yellow box followed by ‘Te Awa’ appear on the screen before disappearing.)
[Deep resonant sound of a gourd.]
(Screen cuts to drone aerial view of houses scattered in the foothills of bush-covered hills.)
[Sound of a flute.]
(The words ‘Manaia Road’ appear in a blue box with an arrow pointing to a road with cars moving along it.)
(The words ‘Manaia Marae’ appear in a blue box with an arrow pointing to a building in the background.)
(The words ‘Manaia Road’ appear in a blue box with an arrow pointing to a road in the foreground.)
(Stylised drawing of blue river appears in the centre of the screen.)
Sites of significance
Tīkapa Moana
Tīkapa Moana is the coastal area bounded by the Auckland region, the Coromandel Peninsula and Aotea Great Barrier Island.
Manaia Marae
Manaia Marae is located on land south of Coromandel township on the Coromandel Peninsula.
Te Awa ō Manaia
Revered as a vital waterway and food source for Ngāti Pūkenga, Manaia River has sustained generations of the iwi.
Hauturu
Hauturu, the sacred resting place of Ngāti Pūkenga rangātira Te Kou o Rehua, towers over Manaia valley in the Coromandel Peninsula.
Hauturu
Hauturu, the sacred resting place of Ngāti Pūkenga rangatira Te Kou o Rehua, towers over Manaia valley in the Coromandel Peninsula. ‘Ko Hauturu, hei kāwhena mō Te Kou.’ Let our sacred mountain Hauturu be the resting place of Te Kou o Rehua.
Video transcript
[Sound of rushing water.]
(Drone aerial view over rolling hills, and a long a gravel road toward bush-covered hills.)
(Stylised drawing of green triangle with blue line running through it appears in the centre of the screen. The word ‘Maunga’ followed by ‘Hauturu’ in yellow box appear on screen before disappearing.)
[Sound of flute.]
(The words ‘Manaia Marae’ appear in a blue box with an arrow pointing to a green-roofed building.)
(The words ‘Marae Road’ appear in a blue box with an arrow pointing to a gravel road.)
(The word ‘Hauturu’ appears in a blue box with an arrow pointing to hill in the background.)
(Stylised drawing of green triangle with blue line running through it appears in the centre of the screen.)
Sites of significance
Tīkapa Moana
Tīkapa Moana is the coastal area bounded by the Auckland region, the Coromandel Peninsula and Aotea Great Barrier Island.
Manaia Marae
Manaia Marae is located on land south of Coromandel township on the Coromandel Peninsula.
Te Awa ō Manaia
Revered as a vital waterway and food source for Ngāti Pūkenga, Manaia River has sustained generations of the iwi.
Hauturu
Hauturu, the sacred resting place of Ngāti Pūkenga rangātira Te Kou o Rehua, towers over Manaia valley in the Coromandel Peninsula.
Te Kou o Rehua was the paramount chief of Ngāti Pūkenga and Te Tāwera during much of the 19th century. He was known as a great warrior in battle and for his superior knowledge of battle strategies, which won him many accolades. After Te Kou o Rehua assisted in avenging the death of Te Waha of Ngāti Maru, land at Manaia on the Coromandel Peninsula was gifted to him and his people. Subsequent gifts to Ngāti Pūkenga recognised over a half-century of military alliances, intermarriages, whanaungatanga, friendship and mutual respect.
Ko Hauturu te maunga
Ko Manaia te awa
Ko Manaia te marae
Ko Tīkapa te moana
Ko Mataatua te waka
Ko Hauraki te whenua