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| Keywords: ParatutaeIsland.jpg Paratutae Island Manukau Harbour near Auckland New Zealand In a tradition of the Maori tribes of South Manukau Tainui recorded in 1842 Kupe came with his grandfather Maru-tawiti and his brother-in-law Hoturapa and several others They came to survey the land and return again Nothing is known of the land from which they sailed Kupe sailed around North Cape At the Manukau Heads he struck Paratutae rock with his paddle leaving an imprint which is visible to this day See the great indentations in the cliff face on the photo Awhitu Peninsula South Manukau visible in distance far right Photo by uploader 21 May 2006 no rights reserved Kahuroa 18 51 24 May 2006 UTC Manukau Harbour Islands of New Zealand Maori history Files by User Kahuroa | ||||
