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Story: Ngāti Whātua

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Origins

  3. The tribes of Ngāti Whātua

  4. European contact

  5. Ngāti Whātua and the Treaty of Waitangi

  6. Facts and figures

  7. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Origins

Ngāti Whātua tribal area

Ngāti Whātua tribal area

Tāne Mahuta – ‘Lord of the forest’

Tāne Mahuta – ‘Lord of the forest’ (1st of 2)

Trunk of Tāne Mahuta

Trunk of Tāne Mahuta (2nd of 2)

Poutō, Kaipara Harbour heads

Poutō, Kaipara Harbour heads

From page 2 - The tribes of Ngāti Whātua

Village on the Kaipara River, 1864

Village on the Kaipara River, 1864

Kaipara Harbour

Kaipara Harbour

Maungakiekie (One Tree Hill), Tāmaki-makau-rau

Maungakiekie (One Tree Hill), Tāmaki-makau-rau

Paruroa (Great Muddy Creek)

Paruroa (Great Muddy Creek)

From page 3 - European contact

Moremonui commemorative plaque

Moremonui commemorative plaque

Early 19th-century musket

Early 19th-century musket

Āpihai Te Kawau

Āpihai Te Kawau

Ngāti Whātua land loss. 1850

Ngāti Whātua land loss. 1850 (1st of 2)

Māori land holding 1910

Māori land holding 1910 (2nd of 2)

From page 4 - Ngāti Whātua and the Treaty of Waitangi

Tītahi’s chant

Tītahi’s chant

Ngāti Whātua settlement at Ōkahu Bay

Ngāti Whātua settlement at Ōkahu Bay

Sewer under construction, Ōkahu Bay, 1910

Sewer under construction, Ōkahu Bay, 1910

Television film of Bastion Point eviction

Television film of Bastion Point eviction

Joe Hawke

Joe Hawke

Roadside Stories: Reclaiming Bastion Point

Roadside Stories: Reclaiming Bastion Point

How to cite this page:

Rāwiri Taonui, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/ngati-whatua/media (accessed 30 March 2023)

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 8 Feb 2005, updated 22 Mar 2017

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