Young Nick's Head

Young Nick's Head / Te Kurī
Te Kuri o Pāoa (Māori)
Headland
Young Nick's Head from Kaiti Beach
Young Nick's Head / Te Kurī
Coordinates: 38°45′27″S 177°58′16″E / 38.7575°S 177.9712°E / -38.7575; 177.9712
LocationTūranganui-a-Kiwa / Poverty Bay, New Zealand

Young Nick's Head / Te Kurī is a headland at the southern end of Tūranganui-a-Kiwa / Poverty Bay in New Zealand's North Island. The area is the landing place of the Horouta and Te Ikaroa-a-Rauru waka which carried Māori settlers to the region around 1350 AD. In Māori, the promontory is named Te Kuri o Pāoa (alternatively known as Te Kuri, or Te Kuri a Pawa).

The settlement of Muriwai is located just inland.

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