Te Pūrākau o Taurikura HC278

The pūrākau of Taurikura is an important story for te iwi o Ngāti Ranginui o Tauranga Moana. 

Taurikura is the kaitiaki (guardian) of Ngāi Tamarāwaho, a hapū of Ngāti Ranginui.

This resource includes

• Te pūrākau of Taurikura (from the Te Tai Whanake website)   https://ngatiranginuittw.co.nz/huria-marae/
• Images of murals, pou, carvings and art works representing Taurikura from around Tauranga
• Images of Karewa Island
• Maps
• Hue (gourd)
• Soft toy tuatara with sound
• Toy model tuatara

If you would like a digital PDF of the images used in this resource please email handsontauranga@tauranga.govt.nz

Handing number: HC278

Subject area: Te Ao Māori, Geography, History

Subject Themes: Pūrākau, Tauranga Moana, Local histories

Learn more here

Taurikura pou at Tauranga Primary School

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bs09_JhAp3o

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