Mt Hikurangi, 1752m, occupies an important position in Maori history. This impressive East Cape mountain was said to have been the first land to rise up to the light of day. According to a Tuhoe legend recorded by Elsdon Best, the canoe of Maui, named Aotearoa, lies on the summit of Mt Hikurangi. Photo: Lloyd Homer, DSIR Geological Survey
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Forest and Bird, Volume 18, Issue 1, 1 February 1987, Page 13
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59Mt Hikurangi, 1752m, occupies an important position in Maori history. This impressive East Cape mountain was said to have been the first land to rise up to the light of day. According to a Tuhoe legend recorded by Elsdon Best, the canoe of Maui, named Aotearoa, lies on the summit of Mt Hikurangi. Photo: Lloyd Homer, DSIR Geological Survey Forest and Bird, Volume 18, Issue 1, 1 February 1987, Page 13
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