Cape Rēinga

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Cape Rēinga

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Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

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Cape Rēinga, known to Māori as Te Rerenga Wairua (the leaping place of the spirits), is a windswept promontory in the far north-west of the North Island. It is believed to be the place where the spirits of the dead gather to depart for the homeland of Hawaiki.

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New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu Taonga

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

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https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/3801/cape-reinga

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