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Story: Te Āti Awa of Wellington

A painting of Awanuiarangi

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A painting of Awanuiarangi

Awanuiarangi was the ancestor who gave the tribe Te Āti Awa of Wellington its name. He is also an important ancestor for two other related tribes: Te Āti Awa of Taranaki and Ngāti Awa of the Bay of Plenty and Northland.

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How to cite this page

Morris Love, Te Āti Awa of Wellington – Identity, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/1283/a-painting-of-awanuiarangi (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Morris Love, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.