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33: 125:'s visit to New Zealand in the late 18th century. The six-month siege of the pā by Te Wera's cousin Taoka (presumably in the mid-18th century) is one of the most widely recorded pre-colonial events along the Otago coastline. The pā had the strength given to it by its inaccessible location and also due to the natural spring (Te Punawai a Te Wera) which provided it with its own water supply. The siege was one of a number of battles between the two chiefs which ranged along the coastline from 41: 86:
term meaning "turning river"; the Waikouaiti River, which now flows to the sea to the north of the peninsula, formerly entered the sea to the peninsula's south. The southern, ocean coast of the peninsula is lined with sheer cliffs, and includes several rock pinnacles and blowholes. The northern,
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Huriawa Historic Reserve covers 13.32 hectares (32.9 acres) and is accessible to the general public. It features a loop track some 2.5 kilometres in length. The title to Huriawa was returned to the Kai Tahu
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The isthmus is the site of Karitane cemetery, and of a memorial marking the location of the first Christian sermon given in Otago, by Rev.
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estuary coast is less rugged, but still steep. The opposite bank of the river is the large sandspit which forms the southern end of
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land claim settlement, and is managed by Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki and the New Zealand Department of Conservation.
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The western end of the peninsula is dotted with a handful of houses and other buildings, the most notable of which is Sir
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The peninsula is steep and rocky, and stretches east for approximately 1000 metres from the mainland at the mouth of the
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View of Huriawa Peninsula from Puketeraki Lookout, three kilometres to the south.
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city centre, immediately to the southeast of the settlement of
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The reserve covers the area previously occupied by Huriawa
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chief Te Wera in the years immediately preceding Captain
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Huriawa


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Karitane
Waikouaiti River
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Timaru
Otago Harbour
iwi
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Huriawa Peninsula
Waikouaiti & Karitane history
Kiwi Guardians at Huriawa
45°38′30″S 170°40′0″E / 45.64167°S 170.66667°E / -45.64167; 170.66667
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Rock formations of Otago
History of Otago

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