Visit lands that were bountiful sites of harvest and industry for Māori tūpuna (ancestors) and European farmers. Hear insights from local experts on different ways the land and waters were managed. To visit all stops on this itinerary, we recommend allowing a full day. For best experience of the mobile tour, pack some earphones so you can easily hear the video stories while out and about.
Haere ki ngā whenua i noho ai hei wāhi hauhake, hei wāhi ahumahi hoki ki ngā tūpuna Māori me ngā kaipāmu Pākehā. Whakarongo ki ngā tirohanga o ētehi pūkōrero ā-rohe mō ngā huarahi rerekē i whakahaerehia ai te whenua me ngā wai. Whakawāteahia te rā kia toro ai koe i ngā tūranga katoa i tēnei haerenga. Kia riro pai i ngā hua o te haerenga nei mā runga waea, kawea mai ētehi purutaringa kia rangona pai ai ngā kiriata whakamārama. He kōrero āpiti: He ataata kei tēnei haerenga e whakaatu ana i tā ētehi mātanga Pākehā titiro. Kia pai ai, whakamahia te putanga reo Pākehā o tēnei haerenga ā-waea.
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Directions
Ngā tohutohu
Zone: Cambridge
Te Wāhi: Cambridge
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Start at the Cambridge Zone Overview (Whitaker St Carpark)
Tīmata i te Wāhi Tirohanga Whānui o Kēmureti (Te Tūnga Waka kei Te Tiriti o Whitaker)
If you’re travelling from Te Awamutu Museum, allow a 30 minute drive to get to this first stop. Park in the car park.
Mehemea e taraiwa ana koe i Te Whare Taonga o Te Awamutu, whakawāteahia kia 30 meneti mō te haere atu ki te tūnga tuatahi. Whakatūria tō waka i te tūnga waka.
Parking nearbyTūnga waka
Cafe nearbyHe toa hoko kawhe
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Cross Victoria St to Stop 2: St Andrew’s Anglican Church (2 min)
Whakawhitihia te tiriti o Victoria ki te Tūnga 2: Te Whare Karakia Mihingare o Hato Ānaru (2 meneti)
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Cambridge Stop 2 (St Andrew’s Anglican Church)
Te Tūnga 2 i Kēmureti (Te Whare Karakia Mihingare o Hato Ānaru)
Hear how early European settlers developed swampy lands around Cambridge for agriculture.
Whakarongo ki ngā kōrero mō te āhua o tā ngā kainoho Pākehā tōmua whakawhanke i ngā whenua repo i te takiwā o Kēmureti hei ahuwhenua.
Cafe nearbyHe toa hoko kawhe
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Return to your carE hoki ki tō waka
Drive to Stop 4 (4 min)
Taraiwa atu ki te Tūnga 4 (4 meneti)
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Cambridge Stop 4 (Riverbank)
Te Tūnga 4 i Kēmureti (Te Takatika o Te Awa)
Overlook the Waikato River, while hearing about the Māori agricultural trade route by waka (canoes) from here to Auckland during the 1850s.
Tirohia te awa o Waikato me te whakarongo ki ngā kōrero mō te ara tauhokohoko ahuwhenua o te Māori i runga i ngā waka atu i konei ki Tāmaki-makau-rau i ngā tau o te tekau tau 1850.
Parking nearbyTūnga waka
Picnic areas nearbyHe wāhi pikiniki
Bikes OKE whakaaetia ana te pahikara
Drive to Stop 6, on Maungatautari Rd (5 min)
Taraiwa atu ki te Tūnga 6 i te rori o Maungatautari (5 meneti)
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Cambridge Stop 6 (Anchor Dairy Factory, Pukekura)
Te Tūnga 6 i Kēmureti (Te Wheketere Mahi Miraka o Anchor i Pukekura)
View the place where the Anchor dairy factory was established in 1886, and learn about the exceptional agricultural conditions in this area.
Tirohia te wāhi i whakatūria ai te wheketere mahi miraka o Anchor i te tau 1886 me te ako i ngā kōrero mō ngā āhuatanga ahuwhenua i tēnei takiwā.
Drive to the Don Rowlands Centre (7 min)
Taraiwa ki te Don Rowlands Centre (7 meneti)
Zone: Karāpiro
Te Wāhi: Karāpiro
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Head to the Karāpiro Zone Overview (Mighty River Domain)
Ahu atu ki te Wāhi Tirohanga Whānui ki Karāpiro (Mighty River Domain)
Park in the carpark beside the Podium Cafe.
Whakatūria tō waka i te tūnga waka kei te taha o te Podium Cafe.
Parking nearbyTūnga waka
Toilets nearbyHe wāhi whare iti
Cafe nearbyHe toa hoko kawhe
Swimming zones nearbyHe wāhi kaukau
Playground nearbyHe papa tākaro
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Swimming zones nearbyHe wāhi kaukau
Walk south along Te Awa trail, to Stop 3 (18 min)
Whīkoi whakatetonga i te ara o Te Awa, ki te Tūnga 3 (18 meneti)
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Karāpiro Stop 3 (Industry and Enterprise)
Te Tūnga 3 ki Karāpiro (Ngā Ahumahi me Ngā Umanga)
Hear how these lands were rich sites of harvest and industry for Māori in the past. See remnants of huge pits, soils from which were used in the cultivation process of kumara.
Whakarongo ki ngā kōrero mō ngā wāhi tōnui i hauhake ai te Māori, i tū ai anō ana umanga Māori i tēnei rohe i ngā rā o mua. Tirohia ngā waihotanga o ngā rua nui, i whakamahia ngā oneone hei whakatupu kūmara.
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Return to carpark (18 min)Taraiwa atu ki te rori o Rangiaowhia (20 meneti)
Drive to Rangiaowhia Rd (20 min)
Taraiwa atu ki te rori o Rangiaowhia (20 meneti)
Zone: Rangiaowhia - O-Rākau
Te Wāhi: Rangiaowhia ki O-Rākau
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Head to the Rangiaowhia - O-Rākau Zone Overview
Ahu atu ki te Wāhi Tirohanga Whānui o Rangiaowhia ki O-Rākau
Te Tūnga 1 i Rangiaowhia ki O-Rākau (Te Whare Karakia Mihingare o Hato Pāora)
Stand where the village of Rangiaowhia once flourished. This was one of New Zealand’s most important agricultural areas before the New Zealand Land Wars abruptly ended the productivity in 1864.
E tū i te wāhi i ora ai te kāinga o Rangiaowhia. Koinei tētehi o ngā wāhi ahuwhenua nui whakahirahira o Aotearoa i mua i ngā pakanga whenua o Aotearoa, nā tērā i kati ai tana whakaputa i ngā hua i te tau 1864.
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Walk up the road to Stop 3 (4 min)
Whīkoi i te rori ki te Tūnga 3 (4 meneti)
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Rangiaowhia - O-Rākau Stop 3: Catholic Church Cemetery
Te Tūnga 3 i Rangiaowhia ki O-Rākau (Te Urupā o te Whare Karakia Katorika)
Visit the site where the Catholic Holy Angels mission station and wheatfields once stood. Then hear about Raroera Pā, a Māori settlement that ran a successful trade in flax.
Haere ki te wāhi i tū ai te whare mīhana o Ngā Anahera Katorika me ngā māra witi. Whakarongo ki ngā kōrero mō te pā o Raroera, tētehi kāinga Māori i momoho tana tauhoko harakeke.
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Return to your car (4 min)E hoki ki tō waka (4 meneti)
Drive to Lake Ngā Roto (16 min)
Taraiwa atu ki te roto o Ngā Roto (16 meneti)
Zone: Ngā Roto
Te Wāhi: Ngā Roto
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Head to the Ngā Roto Zone Overview (Ngā Roto Carpark)
Ahu atu ki te Wāhi Tirohanga Whānui o Ngā Roto (Te Tūnga Waka o Ngā Roto)
Parking nearbyTūnga waka
Toilets nearbyHe wāhi whare iti
Pushchairs OKE whakaae ana ngā waka pēpi
Picnic areas nearbyHe wāhi pikiniki
Pushchairs OKE whakaae ana ngā waka pēpi
Bikes OKE whakaaetia ana te pahikara
Cyclists: please travel anticlockwise from the south end of the lake.
Dogs on leash pleaseKaipahikara mā: Haere mā te taha taitonga o te roto.
Kia herea ngā kurī
Walk anticlockwise around the lake, to Stop 2 (30 min)
Whīkoi kōaro i te taha o te roto ki te Tūnga 2 (30 meneti)
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Ngā Roto Stop 2 (Ecology and Restoration)
Te Tūnga 2 i Ngā Roto (Te Hauropi me te Whakahaumanu)
Learn how the tūpuna (Māori ancestors) skillfully managed the Ngā Roto lake catchments to catch fish and eels.
Ka ako koe i ngā kōrero mō te āhua o tā ngā tūpuna Māori whakahaere i ngā piringa wai o te roto o Ngā Roto hei hopu ika, hei hopu tuna hoki.
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Continue walking around the lake to Stop 4 (30 min)
Whīkoi tonu i te taha o te roto ki te Tūnga 4 (30 meneti)
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Ngā Roto Stop 4 (A Valued Resource)
Te Tūnga 4 i Ngā Roto (He Rawa Uara Nui)
Discover how European settlers developed areas around the Ngā Roto lakes into valuable farmlands and hear about the rise of the dairy industry in this region.
Tirohia te āhua o tā ngā kainoho Pākehā whakawhanake i te whenua kei te takiwā o ngā roto o Ngā Roto hei pāmu. Whakarongo hoki ki te whanaketanga o te ahumahi miraka kau i tēnei takiwā.
Pushchairs OKE whakaae ana ngā waka pēpi
Bikes OKE whakaaetia ana te pahikara
Continue walking around the lake until you return to the carpark (15 min)Whīkoi tonu i te taha o te roto kia hoki rawa koe ki te tūnga waka (15 meneti)
Drive to Pirongia (10 min)
Taraiwa atu ki Pirongia (10 meneti)
Zone: Pirongia
Te Wāhi: Pirongia
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Head to Pirongia Zone Overview (Central Pirongia)
Ahu atu ki te Wāhi Tirohanga Whānui o Pirongia (Te Pokapū o Pirongia)
Park at the carpark.
Whakatūria te waka i te tūnga waka.
Parking nearbyTūnga waka
Toilets nearbyHe wāhi whare iti
Picnic areas nearbyHe wāhi pikiniki
Playground nearbyHe papa tākaro
Cafe nearbyHe toa hoko kawhe
Pushchairs OKE whakaae ana ngā waka pēpi
Bikes OKE whakaaetia ana te pahikara
Walk south into town, to Stop 1 (<1 min)
Whīkoi whakatetonga ki te tāone, ki te Tūnga 1 (<1 min)
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Pirongia Stop 1 (Granary)
Te Tūnga 1 i Pirongia (Whare Witi)
Learn about the trade in produce and grain hapū (subtribes) ran with great success after missionaries introduced European agriculture.
Whakarongo ki ngā kōrero mō te tauhoko tino momoho a ngā hapū i ngā hua me ngā kākano i muri mai i tā ngā mihingare hari mai i ngā tikanga ahuwhenua a te Pākehā.
Pushchairs OKE whakaae ana ngā waka pēpi
Bikes OKE whakaaetia ana te pahikara
Drive to Kakepuku Historic Reserve (22 min)
Taraiwa atu ki te Papa o Kakepuku (22 meneti)
Zone: Kakepuku
Te Wāhi: Kakepuku
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Head to Kakepuku Zone Overview (Kakepuku Historic Reserve)
Ahu atu ki te Rohe o Kakepuku (Te Papa o Kakepuku)
Park at the Carpark.
No dogs
Whakatūria tō waka i te tūnga waka.
Kāore e whakaaetia te kurī i te papa nei
Parking nearbyTūnga waka
Toilets nearbyHe wāhi whare iti
Bikes OKE whakaaetia ana te pahikara
No dogs allowed on the reserveKāore e whakaaetia te kurī i te papa nei
Walk to Stop 1 (<1 min)
Whīkoi ki te Tūnga 1 (<1 meneti)
Kakepuku Stop 1 (Inhabitation Over Generations)
Te Tūnga 1 i Kakepuku (Te Noho mai a Ngā Whakatupuranga)
Hear about the village of Te Kōpua, which was once surrounded by productive wheatfields.
Whakarongo ki ngā kōrero mō te kāinga o Te Kōpua i karapotia i tōna wā e ngā māra witi.
