. . . "Within the Manawatu, for example, the Rangitane pa sites Otangaki (Ashhurst) and Te Motu o Poutoa (Anzac Park) were examples of sites that took advantage of such geographical features.When Europeans first arrived in New Zealand, they were not so cognizant of the natural environment here, and often relied on tradition rather than a close reading of the landscape in constructing their homes and buil" .