Pukaki
Encyclopedia
Pukaki was an 18th century chief of the Arawa
iwi
of New Zealand
.
His portrait appears on the New Zealand 20 cent coin
minted from 1990 to 2006.
The name has been used for several New Zealand items:
Te Arawa
Te Arawa is a confederation of Māori iwi and hapu based in the Rotorua and Bay of Plenty areas of New Zealand, with a population of around 40,000.The history of the Te Arawa people is inextricably linked to the Arawa canoe...
iwi
Iwi
In New Zealand society, iwi form the largest everyday social units in Māori culture. The word iwi means "'peoples' or 'nations'. In "the work of European writers which treat iwi and hapū as parts of a hierarchical structure", it has been used to mean "tribe" , or confederation of tribes,...
of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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His portrait appears on the New Zealand 20 cent coin
New Zealand 20 cent coin
The New Zealand 20 cent coin is currently the second lowest denomination coin of the New Zealand dollar. The 20 cent coin was introduced when the New Zealand dollar was introduced on 10 July, 1967, replacing the New Zealand florin coin. Its original reverse of a kiwi bird was changed in 1990 when...
minted from 1990 to 2006.
The name has been used for several New Zealand items:
- Pukaki, one of the volcanic cones of the Auckland volcanic fieldAuckland Volcanic FieldThe Auckland volcanic field is a monogenetic volcanic field in the North Island of New Zealand. Basaltic in nature, it underlies much of the metropolitan area of Auckland....
- Lake PukakiLake PukakiLake Pukaki is the largest of three roughly parallel alpine lakes running north-south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin on New Zealand's South Island. The others are Lakes Tekapo and Ohau...
, a lake in Canterbury, New Zealand - Pukaki RiverPukaki RiverThe Pukaki River flows through the Mackenzie Basin, Canterbury, in New Zealand's South Island.Originally, the river flowed southwest for 15 kilometres from the southern end of Lake Pukaki before joining with the Tekapo River and flowing into the northern end of Lake Benmore...
, a river in Canterbury - HMNZS PukakiHMNZS PukakiHMNZS Pukaki is a name which has been used by three ships of the Royal New Zealand Navy:*HMNZS Pukaki , was a frigate, 1948–66*HMNZS Pukaki , was a Lake-class patrol vessel, 1975–91, pennant number P3568...
, the name used by three ships of the Royal New Zealand Navy