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 | Awateres pito (umbilical cord) was buried in the wahi tapu (sacred ground) in front of the hall on the marae: it was symbolic of the return of a long lost family to the north. |
| Awatere returned to the East Coast at the age of six and spent the rest of his childhood under the guidance and tuition of his Ngati Porou relations. |
| Awatere was not tall, but stocky and extremely strong and had practised constantly in order to master the use of the weapon. |
| 12. Nelson-Marlborough Region | Identification of Potential Hydroelectric Resources | Water Bodies of National ... (669 words) |
| Under the project, part of the Wairau River flow would be diverted into the existing Branch scheme and the water conveyed through interconnecting canals and penstocks to new power stations, with the tailrace of the last station at the end of the Wairau Valley, about 25km south west of Blenheim. |
| Desk studies indicated a possible scheme on the lower Waihopai River with an intake upstream of the bridge adjacent to the 150m contour for 9km along the base of the left bank foothills. |
| As the river is entrenched in rock for 3-4m, a large concrete weir structure would be required to abstract water at the terrace level. |
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