LOCAL HISTORY.
(Sent in Viv Heallior Graliam, S. Fonsonby Terrace, I'onsonby ; age 17.) Taupiri, 70 miles south by vail from Auckland, on tlic Waikato River, is so named from a certain feature of tlie landscape. The name means tau "hill, piri "two things attached," from Taupiri Hill and a small hill attached to it. Taupiri Hill is a scenic reserve, and on top of the small hill is the burial place of the Maori king, Tawhiao. Ilerc also is an ancient fortification, and the site was formerly the scene of many fights and cannibal feasts. l'atumalioe, not far from Auckland, derives its name from mahoe, "the tree," and patu, "to strike well." During the Maori war the war clubs were made out of the mahoe tree. Patumalioe Hill commands a magnificent view of tlie country for miles around.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 150, 28 June 1933, Page 18
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138LOCAL HISTORY. Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 150, 28 June 1933, Page 18
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