Question: how ngaruawahia got its name?
Answer: ngaruawahia. ... Ngāruawāhia's name comes from a 17th-century love story. Te Ngaere, a Waikato chief, and Heke-i-te-rangi, a Ngāti Maniapoto woman, eloped. When their tribes were reconciled at a great feast, Te Ngaere began the festivities by saying, 'Wāhia ngā rua' (break open the food pits).