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Sea side of Mahurangi Heads; Named for Te Haupa, an important Ngāti Pāoa rangatira. Te Haupa was born in the mid-1700s at Waitakaruru during a great easterly gale (marangai) that tore and ripped away (haupa) at both the land and sea. Te Haupa led Ngāti Pāoa through the unsettled years of the late 1700s and early 1800s. Te Haupa died of influenza and was laid to rest at Karaka Taupō, Kawakawa Bay. Te Haupa and his people regularly occupied the island and other nearby islands during the fishing seasons. The waters here were highly prized for shark fishing and contested too, with other iwi also gathering during shark season.
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