Our History
The History of Ngati Pukenga
....Ngati Pukenga are Mataatua people. The Mataatua canoe captained by Toroa left Hawaiki and made land fall in Whakatane. Taken by his younger brother Phui, the canoe travelled North landing for a short period time at Tauranga. The Mataatua crew named it 'Te Tauranga o Mataatua', or 'The Landing place of Mataatua'. This canoe continued its journey North where it remains today...........
