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Tapapakanga Pa
SITE TO VISIT | |
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Pa at Tapapakanga Pa | |
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Ethnicity: | Maori |
Site type: | Fortification |
Where: | Tapapakanga Park, Firth of Thames |
How to get there: | Stop at the main carpark, go down to the beach and turn right on to the coastal track, a couple of hundred meteres along there is a branch up the hill to the right which leads directly to the pa.Drive along the Rangikapiti Point road. There is an obvious walking track up to the pa. |
How Long to allow: | An hour |
Disclaimer |
Location:
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What:
Maori fortification - pa, framed in glorious old pohutukawa trees.
Web Info:
http://www.arc.govt.nz/albany/main/parks/our-parks/parks-in-the-region/tapapakanga/
Photosynth:
Photosynth taken 9 January 2011.
What else to do there:
Visit the Ashby colonial house by the car park. There is a heritage trail at the park that takes in more sites.