Pourewa
Pourewa takes its name from a raised sentry platform or pūwhara, which was once situated in the vicinity. In former times, toa/tūtei stood guard and protected the palisades and village from this elevated position. During the night, they would call tribal chants called whakaaraara, warning any would-be assailants that the village was alert to their presence.
This area was dense with pā sites, particularly around Ōrākei basin and out toward the Waitematā. Maungarāhiri stood on the opposite side of the basin and Ōrākei pā at current-day Ōrākei Bay and of Tinana was near the site currently occupied by Saint Kentigen Prep School.
Pourewa sits on a prominent east-to-west ridge that is shared with Kepa Road stretching around to Onepū Whakatakataka and the Waitaramoa catchment, with a gentle and long sloping face on the southern side dropping down to Pūrewa Creek.