Rangikapiti Pa - Visit

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Rangikapiti Pa

Location:

SITE TO VISIT
Rangikapiti Pa
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Ethnicity: Maori
Site type: Fortification
Where: Mangonui, Doubtless Bay Prominent hill at eastern end of Coopers Beach Doubtless Bay. Google Earth
How to get there: Drive along the Rangikapiti Point road. There is an obvious walking track up to the pa.
How Long to allow: Half an hour
Disclaimer

<googlemap lat="-36.818561" lon="174.724073" zoom="16"> -36.84846, 174.763332, Auckland, New Zealand -36.819712, 174.72079, Upper Dam -36.81887, 174.725554, Lower dam </googlemap>

The brick faced lower dam

What:

Maori fortification - pa, and trig (survey) marker.

Web Info:

http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/PlaceProfile.aspx?id=34441


What else to do there:

Wonderful view over the bay and Mangonui Harbour. Mangonui (Pub and eateries) and Butler Point.