Hokianga Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
river in Northland Region, New Zealand
About Hokianga
Its fullMāoriname isHokianga-nui-a-Kupe, the returning place of Kupe, the legendary Polynesian discoverer of New Zealand 800–1,000 years ago. The entrance to the beautiful harbour is guarded by two headlands that legend tells are the taniwha who accompanied Kupe to this country. The North Head is called Niniwa and the South Head is Arai-te-Uru. The eleven rivers that feed the Hokianga are the paths their children made. The population is 6,000–7,000 of whom 60% are of Māori descent, Te Rarawa iwi in the north, Ngapuhi iwi in the south. Many people are descendants of early European settlers as well as being able to trace their Māori ancestry back to Rahiri. The remoteness of the Hokianga, combined with a lack of investment in the region, gave it a reputation as being one of the most poverty-
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