Tapapakanga Pa - Visit
Tapapakanga Pa
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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 |
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Location:
<googlemap lat="-36.974718" lon="175.256953" zoom="16"> -36.975901, 175.258477, Pa at Tapapakanga </googlemap>
The pa
What:
Maori fortification - pa, framed in glorious old pohutukawa trees.
Web Info:
http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/historic/by-region/northland/kaitaia/rangikapiti-pa/
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.
