a strong flood tide. The shag dipped its wing in, and the current was so strong that it snapped the win g. That shag drowned there , creating the reef across D‘Urville Island at French Pass channel. Where the vessels go through is marked by two lighthouses. That is, by customary history, where the wing broke. Whitikareao. The first named place where Kōata “Takahia te whenua” after uplifting the tuku. Coastal areas of significance around the Croiselles : Te Pu o Te Wheke, Whangarae Onetea Raetihi Oananga Okiwi Kaiaua Lake Otarawao Otuhaereroa, Moukirikiri. Coastal areas of significance around Whakapuaka / Whakatū : Anamokau Horoirangi Whakapuaka Mahipuku (Pippins Island) Te Urenui (Fifeshire Rock) Matangi Awhio Te Punawai Moturoa (Rabbit Island) Te Tai Tapu. Coastal and marine kaitiaki areas that are culturally significant : Kaikaiawaro Te Atai-o-Rongo Mukakai Nga Whai Pani i reira te Pāpahu. The traditional kaitiaki relationship is emphasised through the spiritual relationship between Ngāti Kōata and the natural e the nvironment. The mauri is a critical elementof spiritual life force of this area, and is therefore an important relationship for Ngāti Kōata. N gāti Kōata are kaitiaki of the coastal environment from Kahurangi Point to T e Parinui o Whiti. Statement Of Historical Association WEST OF SEPARATION POINT / TE MATAU Ngāti Kōata Value s This wāhi tapu incorporates the Ngāti Kōata cultural values of take tuku, take tūpuna and take ahi kaa roa and is intrinsic to our cultural identity. It is an area where our tūpuna lived and exercised man a. Te Tau Ihu Statutory Acknowledgements Page 66 of 163