The City of Auckland, New Zealand, 1840-1920

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l peninsula and the islands of the Gulf, and were known as Ngati-huarere (Huarere being Tamatekapua's grandson). We are told that Ihenga, a brother of Huarere, lived at Tamaki for some time, and at Kaipara. These early Arawas left descendants here, and through them the Tamaki chiefs thus claimed an Arawa lineage. The Ngati-Huarere are said to have occupied fortified villages at Orakei, Fort Britomart, Queen