Tutahi Church, at Nukumaru, was built in 1883 by Ngawaka Taurua close to the site of the site of the Tauranga Ika Pa, the trees on the horizon.

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Tutahi Church, at Nukumaru, was built in 1883 by Ngawaka Taurua close to the site of the site of the Tauranga Iki Pa. It marks the place where the 1860's Taranaki wars began and ended. It is a very significant and spiritual site for Maori.

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