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The Coromandel was one of the first landing sites for Polynesian explorers. The oldest artifact discovered to date, a shell fishing lure, was found in the dunes at Tairua, just 15kms east of Hikuai.
MAORI ARRIVAL
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EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT
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KAURI EXTRACTION
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GOLD MINING
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FARMING
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TOURISM
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