[2022] NZEnvC 161 Hutt City Council [pdf, 2.6 MB]
...known to them as Harataunga. There were, at various stages, at least 8 major Kainga and Pa sites along the valley and on the shoreline of Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Port Nicholson). The forested areas of the valley and its surrounding hills provided resources of timber for whare and Pa building, and for the making of waka. The river - once called Harataunga and later Te Awa Kairangi - was a significant source of food, and a means of travel up and down the valley. We note that in 2011 the Ne...