08.30.2011 - By Manatū Taonga - Ministry for Culture and Heritage (NZ)
Maungatautari is an ancient volcano which dominates the central Waikato basin. It is the ancestral home of the Ngāti Raukawa tribe and is widely referred to in their songs and proverbs. Since 2002 the Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust has worked to restore the forest on Maungatautari mountain, and reintroduce long-lost bird species such as kiwi, kākā, takahē and hihi (stitchbird). Sound credit: Īnia Te Wīata, Waiata Maori, compact disc, Kiwi Pacific Records International, www.kiwipacific.com, Kiwi CD SLC-225.