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Māori cities are cities that can be founded by the Māori civilization in Civilization VI and its expansions. The first city founded is the Capital Capital, and the names of future cities are chosen at random from the list below.

The names listed are default names; players can change their cities' names if they choose.

List of cities[]

City Name Notes
Capital Capital
Te Hokianga-nui-a-Kupe
Cities
Ngaruawahia Town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand, and seat of the Māori King Movement
Opango Hill in the Auckland region of New Zealand
Whakarewarewa Site of the Māori fortress of Te Puia, first occupied around 1325, and known as an impenetrable stronghold never taken in battle
Kaiapoi Town in the Waimakariri District of the Canterbury region, in the South Island of New Zealand
Whanganui City on the west coast on the North Island of New Zealand, at the mouth of the eponymous river deemed sacred to local iwi
Kawhia One of three large natural inlets in the Tasman Sea coast of the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island
Taumutu Small settlement on the southern shores of Te Waihora at the narrowest point of Kaitōrete spit
Kapiti Island in New Zealand that served as a base for the famous chieftain Te Rauparaha
Te Pokohiwi Most significant site in the archaeology of Marlborough, New Zealand
Otatara pā Major Māori pā in the Hawkes Bay region that was strongly contested by multiple iwi
Motupōhue Māori name for Bluff, New Zealand
Ruatōria Town in the Waiapu Valley of the Gisborne Region in the northeastern corner of New Zealand's North Island
Maungakiekie pā Largest and most important Māori pā in pre-European times
Taupiri Town on the banks of the Waikato River, near Taupiri mountain, a sacred burial ground for Waikato Māori
Whaingaroa Māori name for Raglan, New Zealand
Pukemaire An old base for the Pai Mārire religious sect, stormed by colonial forces and allied (kupapa) Māori during the Land Wars
Pari-ru Original Māori name for Porirua, New Zealand
Opotiki Small town in the eastern Bay of Plenty, on New Zealand's North Island
Taumatawhana pā Twin pā complex in the Far North District of New Zealand
Whanganui-a-Tara Māori name for Wellington Harbour, but sometimes used as a name for the city of Wellington itself
Waimapihi pā Pā site in the Porirua area; originally built by the Muaūpoko iwi, who betrayed the conquering chieftain Te Rauparaha when they feared an attack from him; in retaliation, Te Rauparaha and his Ngati Toa iwi killed the Muaūpoko and took the pā
Kororipo pā Strategic Māori pā near Kerikeri that was a focus for trade and early European missionary efforts
Motakiora A former pā near the modern town of Te Kuiti; oral histories tell a tale where a brief, but bloody, conflict arose when the wife of the chief's son was caught in an affair with a man from the neighbouring tribe