Oranga and a flax mill. Ruapaka swamp was a celebrated eel fishery. There is a kaitiaki at Ruapaka, a kereru. Seeing this kereru was considered a good omen. Ruapaka was particularly associated with Meihana Kereopa who was a carver. He completed a waka called Te Whitio which was given by his brother in law Hemi Whiro, who lived at Te Hora. The waka was used for transporting goods from Kaituna and other places out to waiting ships at Mahakipaoa. The remains of this waka are now housed at Te Papa Tongarewa (The Museum of New Zealand). Commercial fishing began from the 1960s which led to a rapid d ecline in eel stocks at Ruapaka. Ngāti Kuia concern brought about the establishment of the iwi eel reserve stretching from the Whakamarino (Wakamarina River) to Otipua in 2001. Kahuroa te maunga Kahuroa is a maunga and contains urupā . Te Hoiere te awa It overlooks Ruapaka and forms part of the Ruapaka te kainga pepeha for the whānau of that place. Ngāti Kuia te i wi The name means ‘Th e Long Cloak’ deriving from the mist which often shrouds the Kahuroa is the mountain maunga. Te Hoiere is the river Ruapaka is the village And Ngāti Kuia are its people Te Patoa is another pā located on the northern side of the Pelorus River downstream from Te Hora and close to Otipua. It was a Ngāti Kuia stronghold and the site of a battle where hou taua were turned back by Ngāti hence the an iwi Kuia warriors, adoption of this name. Taituku was a kainga located on a high point of land formed at the junction of the Whakamarino (Wakamarina) and Pelorus Rivers. The name means ‘The Head of the Tideway’ as th e tide once flowed up to this junction, though it now only reaches a spot a kilometre below Taituku. Titahi was a pā on the north side of the river opposite Te Hora. Tautioma was the rangatira there. Te Hora Pa near Canvastown was an important pā site with associated kainga, cultivations and urupā. Ngāti Kuia pl aned koromkotreesatTHoa an d t i e r maintained a resource of medicinal plants. The area was also a rich source of flax. Te Hora formed a major Ngāti Kuia settlement. Tutumapou te maunga Tutumapou, the maunga overlooking Te Hora, Te Hoiere te awa was a source of birds and other mahinga kai. Te Hora te pā It is named for the act of putting bird snares Ngāti Kui a te iwi in mapou trees. Weather conditions near the maunga presaged the arrival of visitors and Tutumapou is the mountain their status. Te Hoiere is the river Te Hora is the pā And Ngāti K uia are its people Titiraukawa is located at the junction of the Rai and Pelorus Rivers. It was a pā, kainga and seasonal food gathering site (particularly during the kereru season). Several important trails met here and it was a terminus for pakohe and other trade. It was not attacked by the iwi hou raids who did not venture this far up the river. Te Tau Ihu Statutory Acknowledgements Page 38 of 163