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Te Taru White, a kaumatua (a respected elder in Māori society), pictured at the Te Takinga Marae in Rotorua.
Photograph by Erika Larsen

Wonder and wisdom in the Bay of Plenty

Sacred places and geothermal landscapes define this diverse North Island region

Photographs byErika Larsen
February 15, 2019

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