🧭 Te Ārai

Te Ārai is a small community on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand, in the northern part of the Rodney ward of the Auckland Region. Mangawhai lies to the north, and Tomarata to the south. The name comes from Tāhuhunui-o-te-rangi, captain of the Moekākara waka, who landed here and set up a temporary shelter (ārai). Tāhuhunui-o-te-rangi was later buried at Te Ārai.