In search of the Moehau Man

April 2014

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April 2014

Helicopter drop-off on the Moehau Saddle
Moehau Saddle via Doctor’s Knob Track, Coromandel Forest Park Moehau stands guardian over the Coromandel Peninsula. The sacred mountain is home to patupaiarehe, supernatural beings or fairy folk who are said to live in the swirling mists of the mountain-top. The summit is the burial place of the chief of the Te Arawa canoe, and […]

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