Te Aroha Legend
T)EAR ANNE SHIRLEY,—I thought that you and some of tho readers might like to hear the story of Te Aroha.
Long years ago Mamoe, the son of a chief in the Bay of Plenty, was lost in the swamp land, then called Thames Valley. Ho and tvro slaves wandered on, and at; last came to the foot of Wliaka-pipi (Bald Spur) and climbed to find his position. Away to the west he saw his home, and. as he was watching the beautiful view, this_ thrilled him and lie said, "The mountain should be called Mountain of Love," so the name "Aroha" was given. Later on people visited this place, for Mamoe had found a wonderful spring in the side of the mountain. —Yours sincerely, Olwyn Ericson (9), Te Aroha.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23767, 21 September 1940, Page 3 (Supplement)
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