What is "waituhi"

Waituhi is a small settlement in the northeast of New Zealand's North Island. It is located in the Tūranganui-a-Kiwa (Gisborne) region, 21 km northwest of the city of Gisborne, on the western bank of the Waipaoa River. It is notable as the historic site of Popoia pā, and as the location (and setting) for several novels and short stories of Witi Ihimaera. Members of the Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki iwi ( Māori tribe) are the tangata whenua (“the people of the land”). In 2009 a project to develop a community drinking water supply was started.