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Story: Ngāti Awa

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Origins

  3. Early history

  4. The 19th and 20th centuries

  5. Ngāti Awa today

  6. Facts and figures

  7. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Origins

Rangitāiki Plain

Rangitāiki Plain

‘He tātai kōrero o ngā iwi o Te Awa’

‘He tātai kōrero o ngā iwi o Te Awa’

Kaputerangi pā

Kaputerangi pā

Muriwai’s cave

Muriwai’s cave

From page 2 - Early history

Tauroa Point near Ahipara

Tauroa Point near Ahipara

Map of Mataatua area

Map of Mataatua area (1st of 2)

Map of Ngāti Awa lands

Map of Ngāti Awa lands (2nd of 2)

Statue of Wairaka and Moutohorā (Whale Island)

Statue of Wairaka and Moutohorā (Whale Island)

Pūtauaki

Pūtauaki

From page 3 - The 19th and 20th centuries

Proclamation of peace, 1865

Proclamation of peace, 1865

Hotunui meeting house

Hotunui meeting house

Memorial to Te Hurinui Apanui

Memorial to Te Hurinui Apanui

From page 4 - Ngāti Awa today

Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi

Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi

Pōhaturoa

Pōhaturoa

Ngāti Awa elders sign a draft deed of settlement

Ngāti Awa elders sign a draft deed of settlement

How to cite this page:

Layne Harvey, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/ngati-awa/media (accessed 28 March 2023)

Story by Layne Harvey, published 8 Feb 2005, updated 1 Mar 2017

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