(kaimoana) are regarded as treasures from the sea (Tangaroa). Whales, dolphins and seals were regular visitors to Tōtaranui and are treasured taonga for Te Ātiawa o Te Waka-a-Mā ui. Raupatu and settlement Te Ātiawa o Te Waka -a-Māui took possession of Tōtaranui (Queen Charlotte Sound) through raupatu under the chiefs Te Manutoheroa of the Ngāti Hinerauhuia hapū of Puketapu and Rihari Tahuaroa of the Puketapu hapu, Huriwhenua of the Rahiri Ngāti hapū, Reretāwhangawhanga, father of Wiremu Kingi Te Rangitaake of the Manukorihi, Ngāti Tuaho and the Waitara hapū, and Tamati Ngarewa of Ngāti Hi netuhi. O ne of the first locations to be settled in Tōtaranui was Whekenui and Okukari. Whitikau, one of the leading Te Ātiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui chiefs, took possession of land at Whekenui and put it under cultivati on. Chief Ropama Te One of Ngāti Tuaho settled at Waitohi with several other lead ing Te Ātiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui chiefs. The Northern Entrance The Northern Entrance is important to Te Ātiawa o Te Waka -a-Māui not only as a waka route, but also because of the historical gardens in the area where the cultivation of taewa (potato varieties) and kūmara (sweet potato) was a specialist a are ctivity. There important kaitiaki links to the pātiki (flounder/sole) and tāmure (sna pper) breeding grounds, as well as other fish resources. The highly prized kiwi, ke rerū, eels, īnanga and the pāua sl ug are traditional resources found in Tōtaranui. Various typ esofcl a y used for dyeing muka and a range of temperate zone flora were also available to Te Ātiaw a o Te Waka -a-Māui from this area, including beech, rātā, rimu and a variety o f ferns. The Northern Entrance is resourced from Te Moana o Raukawakawa with seaweed like macrocystis and karengo, the bull kelp which was a favourite for Te Ātiawa o Te Waka- a-Māui for their sea gardens, and sponges (brizones) which were used for variou s healing methods. One of the seaweed species was chewed by Te Ātiawa o Te Waka-a- Māui as a gargle or spray for sore throat s. At the entrance to Tōtaranui ther e are colonies of rare shag, the king shag, which are prized taonga to T e Ātiawa o TeW aka -a-Māui along with the precious tītī accessed by Te Ātiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui whānau. Te Ātiawa o Te Wa ka-a-Māui had an established pā at Point Jackson and another at Anahou (Cannibal Cove). In 1839 there was between eighty and ninety people at Anahou under Ngarewa during Dieffenbach’s visi t, with large cultivations areas. A nahou was a central papakāinga for Te Ātiawa o Te Wak a-a-Māui moving to Point Jackson, providing shark, supplejack, pāua, kina and ot he r types of kaimoana including seaweed. Ship Cove is a wāhi tapu and significant urupā for Te Ātiawa o Te Waka -a-Māui and the walking trac ks from Ship C ove provided Te Ātiawa o Te Waka -a-Māui w ith easy access to Cape Jackson, Port Gore and Endeavour Inlet. Endeavour Inlet is a large bay with various bays inside the Inlet. This particular Inlet was used as a hunting area for Te Ātiawa o Te Wa ka-a-Māui, particularly for the kere rū (pigeon) and the shearwater which has been enticed there by fish species. Both are valuable taonga for Te Ātiawa o Te Wa ka-a-Māui. Kōkopu was caught around the stream in Endeavour and often pres erved by Te Ātiawa o Te Wa ka-a-Māui. Ruakākā was an early settlement site for Ngāti Hinetuhi and Ngāti Kura. This area was also a nesting place of the ākā and a good source of fern root. The hapū who resided in Ruakaka also utilised the resources in the Bay of Many Coves as this Bay also provided many species of kaimoana. Te Ātiawa o Te Waka -a-Māui had various kāinga within Tāhuahua (Blackwood Bay), Tūnoamai, Kumutoto, Kaipākirikiri (Double Bay) and Toreamoua; these areas also Te Tau Ihu Statutory Acknowledgements Page 104 of 163