Whenua

2014-103-001, TE RUNANGA O NGAI TAHU COLLECTION, NGAI TAHU ARCHIVE | PHOTOGRAPH: TONY BRIDGE

The Ahuriri River flows through the southernmost part of Te Manahuna. Before the creation of Lake Benmore, the Ahuriri River flowed directly into the Waitaki River. In 1880, Kai Tahu kaumatua recorded Ahuriri as a kaika nohoaka and kaika mahika kai where tuna, pora (turnip), weka, and purau (‘Maori onion’) were gathered.