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Young Nick's Head

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Young Nick's Head

Te Kurī also known as Young Nick's Head (also known as Ngā Pari mā mai rā, Te Kurī o Whata and Te Kurī a Pāoa/Te Kurī a Pawa.) is a prominent headland at the southern entrance to Tūranganui-a-Kiwa (Poverty Bay), on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. It occupies an important place in the v

oyaging traditions of Horouta and Takitimu, and is closely associated with the ancestor Pawa, the captain of the Horouta waka, whose journeys through the district are commemorated in numerous place names along the East Coast. The headland was named by James Cook's HMS Bark Endeavour expedition in October 1769, from which the English name "Young Nick's Head" was derived from the man that first sighted land. The settlement of Muriwai, also known as Te Muriwai o Whata is located just inland.

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