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118km from Opotiki

Whangaparoa
(Cape Runaway)

216km from Gisborne
This is the boundary of the Opotiki District and also of the local tribe, Te Whanau-a-Apanui. Take time out to learn some local history and stand where the warriors of the Tainui Canoe first landed at Whangaparaoa Beach. There is a good beach and fishing. Turn off by the School to the beach and small boat launching. The Cape itself cannot be reached by road. Opposite the School there is an Interdominational church. It is here that two famous canoes landed from Hawaiiki about 1350 A.D. – the Tainui and the Arawa. Other canoes such as the Tauira and Tokomaru are also said to have called at Taungawhaka, this spot is where kumaras were supposedly first introduced to New Zealand. A restored old Pa site and meeting house are of historical interest at Whangaparaoa.
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Tuatara Carving with Cape Runaway in the background
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  • Welcome
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    • Accommodation
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  • Locations
    • Whakatane - Opotiki - SH2 >
      • Whakatane
      • Ohope Beach
      • Ohiwa Harbour
      • Waiotahe Beach
    • Matawai - SH2
    • Opotiki - Te Kaha - SH35 >
      • Opotiki >
        • Opotiki Business Directory
        • Opotiki History
        • Accommodation
        • Places To Eat
        • Groceries
        • Opotiki Map
      • Tablelands
      • Hukuwai Beach
      • Tirohanga
      • Omarumutu
      • Opape
      • Torere
      • Hawaii
      • Maraenui/Haupoto
      • Motu River
      • Omaio
    • Te Kaha - SH35
    • Whanarua Bay - Waihau Bay - SH35 >
      • Whanarua Bay
      • Maraehako Bay
      • Raukokore
    • Waihau Bay - Hicks Bay - SH35 >
      • Waihau Bay
      • Oruaiti Beach
      • Whangaparoa (Cape Runaway)
      • Potaka
    • Hicks Bay - SH35
    • Te Araroa - Ruatoria - SH35 >
      • Te Araroa
      • Tikitiki
    • Ruatoria - Tokomaru Bay - SH35 >
      • Ruatoria
      • Mt Hikurangi
    • Te Puia Springs - SH35
    • Tokomaru Bay - SH35
    • Anaura Bay - SH35
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      • Tolaga Bay
      • Waihau Beach
      • Te Tapuwae o Rongokako
      • Tatapouri
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