Westside Stories: Reclaiming Rāhui Pōkeka - a town's proud historyCHRISTEL YARDLEY/STUFF Te Aue Wirihana Flavell would fish coal from the bottom of the Waikato River. Another version is that Rāhui Pōkeka denotes a place of rest where warriors could rest and practice the arts of war. Like Flavell, Te Atairehia Te Wara Rapana and Te Huritau Muru also grew up at Waahi Paa. It will give the town the chance to reclaim the Rāhui Pōkeka that once was, without the outside influences. Huntly's historyHuntly was originally called Rāhui Pōkeka until 1870, when the district postmaster re-named it Huntly, after his hometown in Huntly.

Source: Stuff March 19, 2018 03:00 UTC