Hallett's Bay (New Zealand)

Hallett's Bay is a bay on the eastern shore of Lake Taupo, New Zealand. It was known as Hameria, named after Samaria during missionary times,[1] and before that Paka.[2] The early Māori explorer Tia built a tūāhu (ceremonial altar) to signify he occupied the land and named the cliffs Taupō-nui-a-Tia (the great cloak of Tia). This name was later given to the lake by the occupying tribes that followed.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "The Pouakani Report 1993: 2 Mana Whenua, Mana Tangata". Waitangi Tribunal.
  2. ↑ Hoeta Te Hata (translated by H. J. Fletcher) (1916). "Ngati-Tuharetoa occupation of Taupo-nui-a-tia". Journal of the Polynesian Society. 25 (99): 104–116.
  3. ↑ Martin Wikaira (March 2009). "Ngāti Tūwharetoa - The journeys of Ngātoroirangi and Tia". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand.

Coordinates: 38°52′25″S 175°59′47″E / 38.8736°S 175.9964°E / -38.8736; 175.9964


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