The Tuia Mātauranga GeoTour is about having fun discovering the history of Aotearoa New Zealand by finding sites of significance in local communities from early Pacific voyaging and migration, European settlement to present day.
The interaction between people, and people and the land, have provided a rich history that the GeoTour invites you to explore.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/gs-geo-images/1003e1d2-2036-48bb-b69d-bf112b9408ec.png
Turuturu Mokai fortified pa Turuturu Mokai reserve is situated on Turuturu Road, Hawera. There were three pa grouped together and a population of about 400 people. In the 16th century there was an attack by a neighbouring pa after a tattooing expert had visited Turuturu Mokai, leaving the warriors recovering from their new tattoos. The name Turuturu Mokai indicated the stakes on which the heads of the slain enemy were mounted to warn prospective attackers of their likely fate. Those who were not killed in the attacked were taken as slaves. The pa was left deserted until a tapu lifting ceremony was conducted in 1938. The entrance into the Pa site starts at the gate at the bottom of the hill. Follow the sealed road around to the left then cross the bridge go through the gate and follow the stream around before climbing up to the upper level of the Pa
To be able to complete this Geotour and receive your special geocoin, remember to take a note of the codeword on the log book of the cache. This will need to be recorded in your passport which can be downloaded from <em><strong><a href="https://www.geocaching.com/play/geotours/new-zealand">here</a>.</strong></em> If the passport is unavailable for any reason just keep a note of the codeword and try again later
Sorry this artea seems to now be desertet
follow track around untill you get to a post with no sign and turn right and follow geotrail and other signs