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Pohui-nui Pa Site



Every time I drive through Kaeo I've wanted to stop and take a photo of this mountain but recently I wrangled my camera to get a shot as we drove past. Pohui-nui Pa site is just on the edge of town and you can see the layers that have been dug down the side of the hillside. 


 This particular pa site use to be fortified belonging to the Ngati Uru Tribe who arrived in Whangaroa around 1770-1775 having been drive out of the Rawhiti area of the Bay of Islands. 


As an example the pa site could've looked something like this - the layers were built into the hill to make it harder for the enemies to climb and easier for the occupatns to see who was coming up.

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Billy Blue Eyes said…
Ah I see a hill fort like we get here. Town looks busy
18 March 2021 at 06:50
DawnTreader said…
Interesting. Makes me realize how little I know of "Old" New Zealand...!
18 March 2021 at 07:14
Tom said…
...quite a fortress.
18 March 2021 at 07:31
Stevenson said…
Now this is so beautiful Amy! I thought it naturally had these layers but thank you for sharing this visual representation of what it probably looked like when the natives were there.
18 March 2021 at 08:14
Lydia C. Lee said…
Ha! That's really interesting. I didn't know that sort of thing when on in NZ. (Mind you, I know so very little about NZ history, that probably isn't saying much!)
18 March 2021 at 09:08
s.c said…
Its indeed something that you don't know here in Europe. About your question it is an ad for a dutch fashion brand that with its advertizing walks along the borders of decency.
18 March 2021 at 19:01
Sami said…
That would have been quite a fortress in its time.
18 March 2021 at 20:49
carol l mck said…
Wow! What a mountain ~ great photos you took ~ Xo

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19 March 2021 at 03:18
Iris Flavia said…
Now, that sure is an interesting concept!
19 March 2021 at 03:36
Sharon said…
What an interesting site. Makes you wonder what treasures might be found there.
19 March 2021 at 03:56
Tigger's Mum said…
Good news about the Auld Mug too we see. F happy, Mr B not so much. F said your picture made her realize how many old pa sites she has probably seen and 'not seen' over the years. You know, when you look at things you are familiar with and don't actually see what's there.
19 March 2021 at 04:24
Bill said…
Interesting, nice to see what the fortress could have looked like back in the day.
19 March 2021 at 05:47
Jim said…
Very interesting.
19 March 2021 at 13:10
Spare Parts and Pics said…
Fascinating history. You can clearly see the layers.
19 March 2021 at 15:18
Light and Voices said…
Greetings and Salutations! I love history. I can see the layers. Interesting blog! Be safe.
20 March 2021 at 02:57
PerthDailyPhoto said…
The hill looked impressive anyway Amy but the additional shot showing how it could have looked was fascinating!
22 March 2021 at 03:16
My name is Erika. said…
That's an interesting mountain. It almost has a bee hive shape, doesn't it?
22 March 2021 at 11:19
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