for "''the jawbone of Māui''" * for "''the fish hook of Māui''" , , type =

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Cape Kidnappers, known in

Māori Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the Co ...

as and officially gazetted as Cape Kidnappers / Te Kauwae-a-Māui, is a headland at the southeastern extremity of

Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay ( mi, Te Matau-a-Māui) is a local government region on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. The region's name derives from Hawke Bay, which was named by Captain James Cook in honour of Admiral Edward Hawke. The region i ...

on the east coast of New Zealand's

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and sits at the end of an peninsula which protrudes into the

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. It is south-east of the city of Napier. Access to the Cape by road stops at

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, which is the departure point for many tourists. The Cape Kidnappers Golf Course lies between the headland and the nearby coastal community of

Te Awanga Te Awanga is a small rural beachside town in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. Te Awanga is near Cape Kidnappers, which has a renowned colony of the Australasian gannet. Te Awanga town is just smaller than Haumoana, which is further along the beach t ...

History

The headland was named after an attempt by local

to, according to

Captain Cook James Cook (7 November 1728 Old Style date: 27 October – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the British Royal Navy, famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and ...

, abduct a member of Cook's crew aboard HMS ''Endeavour'', during a landfall there on 15 October 1769. The crew member was Taiata, the 12 year old nephew or servant of Tupaia, the

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who served as the ''Endeavours interpreter and guide. Cook's journal states that Taiata was over the side of the ship when a Maori fishing vessel approached the ''Endeavour'' offering to trade fish, before seizing the boy and attempting to flee with him. Sailors from ''Endeavour''′s deck immediately opened fire on the fishing boat, killing two Māori and wounding a third.

Ngāti Te Whatuiāpiti Ngāti Te Whatuiāpiti, Ngāti Te Whatu-i-āpiti or Ngāi Te Whatuiāpiti is a Māori hapū (subtribe or branch) of the Ngāti Kahungunu iwi in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. The hapū were descended from Te Whatuiāpiti, who was a great-grandson of ...

's perspective is that Rangatira Te Rangikoianake and his son Hawea led a rescue party in order to free what they thought was a young Māori boy being held captive on the ship. This history was acknowledged in the 2015

Heretaunga Tamatea Heretaunga Tamatea is a Māori iwi of New Zealand. In a 2014 settlement with the government, Heretaunga Tamatea was described as a settling group, including: Ngāi Tahu ki Takapau, Ngāi Tamaterā, Ngāi Te Ao, Ngāi Te Hauapu, Ngāi Te Hurih ...

Deed of Settlement with the Crown. Taiata promptly jumped overboard and swam back to ''Endeavour'', while the remaining Māori paddled their craft back to shore. A 4-pounder cannon was fired after them from ''Endeavour''′s quarterdeck, but the Māori boat was soon out of range. Cook described the cape as having steep white cliffs on either side, with two large rocks resembling hay stacks near the headland. Following the passage of the Heretaunga Tamatea Claims Settlement Act 2018, the name of the headland was officially altered to Cape Kidnappers / Te Kauwae-a-Māui. The

portion of the name refers to 'the fish hook of Māui', referring to a

legend A legend is a genre of folklore that consists of a narrative featuring human actions, believed or perceived, both by teller and listeners, to have taken place in human history. Narratives in this genre may demonstrate human values, and possess ...

in which the North Island is a large fish which was caught by the demigod Māui.

Important Bird Area

The cape has been identified as an

Important Bird Area An Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) is an area identified using an internationally agreed set of criteria as being globally important for the conservation of bird populations. IBA was developed and sites are identified by BirdLife Inte ...

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because it is a breeding site for over 3000 pairs of

Australasian gannet The Australasian gannet (''Morus serrator''), also known as the Australian gannet or tākapu, is a large seabird of the booby and gannet family, Sulidae. Adults are mostly white, with black flight feathers at the wingtips and lining the trailin ...

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Important Bird Area

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