Tuahiwi

Tuahiwi is a small New Zealand settlement located between Woodend and Rangiora. It is north of Kaiapoi.

==History== ===Pre-European=== Tuahiwi is the modern day primary domicile of Ngāi Tūahuriri hapū of Ngāi Tahu. In 1831, prior to European settlement, this pā, and the main Kaiapoi Pā nearby had been attacked by Te Rauparaha in a revenge raid (utu). Following a protracted siege which saw Kaiapoi Pā razed and subsequently abandoned, Tuahiwi became the central Ngāi Tūāhuriri pā. The site was reserved for Māori in 1848 by Walter Mantell following the signing of Kemp's Deed. Meanwhile, a new European settlement arose along the banks of the north branch of the Waimakariri River, named Kaiapoi.