Ana Te Pahu

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Sections of Ana Te Pahu are famous for light gardens—ferns fed by sun shafts through ceiling collapses. The tube could house extended families during storms.

The tunnels of Ana Te Pahu were home to many families.
The tunnels of Ana Te Pahu were home to many families.
Light through a ceiling opening — the “banana cave” effect inside Ana Te Pahu.
Light through a ceiling opening — the “banana cave” effect inside Ana Te Pahu.

Together with coastal paenga houses and hare paenga, lava tubes show the engineering creativity islanders applied to wind, drought, and limited timber.

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Stay on authorised paths; cave soils are archaeologically sensitive. Closed-toe shoes essential; carry two light sources.

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