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Koru Pa is thought to be one of the first Maori settlements in Taranaki. Maori tradition recognises that it may have been built as early as 1000AD by Nga Mahanga a Tairi, a hapu of the Taranaki iwi. It became the predominant pa of the Oakura area because of its strategic location by the Oakura River.

Travel south-west from New Plymouth on the scenic Surf Highway 45 to Oakura. Turn left onto Wairau Rd then on to Surrey Hill Rd. Continue to the carpark at the end of the road. Follow the orange markers down the sealed section of road and across the farm land to Koru Pa.