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Ngā Tohuwhenua Mai Te Rangi: A New Zealand Archeology in Aerial Photographs

Whāngārā village and the island, Te Ana ō Paikea, north of Gisborne

Whāngārā village and the island, Te Ana ō Paikea, north of Gisborne

Whāngārā village and the island, Te Ana ō Paikea, north of Gisborne

The island, bottom right, looks like the whale which rescued Paikea from a sabotaged and sinking canoe. The island has also been a naturally well-defended pā. Terraces, probably for houses, are highlighted by shadow near the peak of the island. There is also a pā, Wai Mihia, by the Waiōmoko River on the mainland. Its ditches and banks, enclosing the river bank, can be detected on the extreme right of the broad bend of the river (partially obscured by hills) and left of the road. The view is to the west.