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Cape Reinga / Te Rerenga Wairua
Te Rerenga Wairua (Māori) | |
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.svg)  Cape Reinga | |
| Coordinates: 34°25′44″S 172°40′50″E / 34.4288°S 172.6805°E | |
| Location | Northland, New Zealand |
| Offshore water bodies | Tasman Sea |
| Native name | Te Rerenga Wairua (Māori) |
Cape Reinga / Te Rerenga Wairua (/ˈreɪŋə/; sometimes spelled Rēinga, Māori: Te Rerenga Wairua)[1] is the northwestern most tip of the Aupōuri Peninsula, at the northern end of the North Island of New Zealand. Cape Reinga is more than 100 km north of the nearest small town of Kaitaia.
In Māori, Te Rerenga Wairua means the leaping-off place of spirits.[2] Reinga is the Māori word for underworld.[3] Both refer to the Māori belief that the cape is the point where the spirits of the dead enter the underworld.
Cape Reinga is a popular tourist site, with annual visitor numbers estimated at over 500,000 people.[4] Visitor numbers are growing by about five percent a year, and the increase is likely to become even more now that the road to the cape is fully sealed.[5]
- ^ "Deed Of Settlement, Ngati Kuri and the Crown" (PDF). Ngāti Kuri Trust Board. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Mitcalfe, Barry (June 1961). "Te Rerenga Wairua - Leaping Places of the Spirits". Te Ao Hou. pp. 38–42.
- ^ "Cape Reinga/Te Rerenga Wairua heritage". www.doc.govt.nz. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Respect and protect: Ngāti Kuri's plea to summer travellers". NZ Herald. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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