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Ngātoroirangi Mine Bay Māori rock carvings

New Zealand Waikato Taupo

A huge carving of the face of Ngātoroirangi, a navigator and tohunga (priest) who guided the Tūwharetoa people to the Taupō area, cut into the cliffs at Mine Bay on Lake Taupō by master carver Matahi Whakataka-Brightwell in the late 1970s. The face is about 10 m high, surrounded by smaller carvings.


The carvings can only be seen from the water. Boat cruises and sailing trips leave from Taupō marina, and guided kayak tours paddle there from Acacia Bay. Scenic flights also fly over them.

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