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Te Rae Kura has been home to many people for up to 1100 years.

The Māori name for Redcliffs is Te Rae Kura meaning "red, glowing headlands".

Large groups of Māori settled here during the 14th century.

A kaika was located at Te Rae Kura that was occupied by the early Waitaha people and then, later, by the Ngāti Māmoe tribe.

Ngāi Tahu displaced Ngāti Māmoe in the 17th century and were still living in the area when the first Europeans began to arrive.

The point at the Redcliffs Cutting is named Te Pou o te Tutemaro, in honour of an early Māori explorer.

The outlet of Watson’s Creek at Redcliffs is called Waipatiki because Māori speared flounder there and the mudflats at Redcliffs are called Tamahika.

See also: Te Ana o Hineraki (Moa Bone Point Cave)

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Sources:

• Walk Christchurch : 60 short walks that explore our city; / edited by Mark Pickering, compiled by Kjesten Nilsson, Karen Theobald and Lesley Symington. Published: [Christchurch, N.Z.] Leisure Unit, Christchurch City Council, 1998.
• Taylor, W. A. Lore and History of the South Island Māori, Bascands, Christchurch, NZ, 1952.