Rapaki

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This article is about Rapaki the place. For the floating crane, see Rapaki steam crane.
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View of Lyttelton Harbour and Rapaki

Rapaki is a small settlement within the Whakaraupo (Lyttelton, New Zealand) Harbour basin.[1]

Rapaki is one of four Banks Peninsula rūnanga (marae-based communities).[2]

Rapaki is overlooked by the peak Te Poho o Tamatea. The island is the home to the Rapaki Marae.[3] According to one legend, the Ngāi Tahu chief Te Rakiwhakaputa named the place by laying his waist mat (Rapaki) down to claim it.[4] The full name of Rapaki is Te Rapaki o Te Rakiwhakaputa, meaning the waist mat of Te Rakiwhakaputa.

References

  1. ↑ [1] Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand
  2. ↑ [2] Ngāi Tahu Rapaki description
  3. ↑ [3] Rapaki marae introduction
  4. ↑ [4] Ngai Tahu Rapaki description

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