How Taipa was named
These 3 paragraphs are how Taipa was named.
The third version was
by a tidal wave that washed right over the village after that, it was submerging in water and also Tai meaning tide and pa meaning village both in Maori.
The second version was in there harbor there was so many shellfish in there harbor if you touched the water you would get some sort of seafood so they named it by seawater which in Maori
Means Tai and touch in Maori meaning pa.
The first version was always being under war so the two tribes agreed to keep there side if you violated the punishment was death