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… century was undoubtedly Te Rauparaha, a chief of the Ngati Toa tribe of the Kawhia district. This was a small tribe, closely related to the Waikato and Ngati Maniapoto tribes who surrounded the Kawhia domains of Ngati Toa. Te Rauparaha was the stormy petrel of the Tainui …
… When Te Rauparaha left Kawhia his kinsmen of Ngati Raukawa remained on their lands at Maungatautari, but their frequent collisions with Ngati Maniapoto and their other neighbours eventually led to … the west Taupo district. There they joined forces with the Ngati Tuwharetoa tribe and became embroiled in a remarkable …
… ( c. 1768–1849). War chief of the Ngati Toa. A new biography of Te Rauparaha appears in the … Zealand Biography on this site. This famous chief of the Ngati Toa was born in 1768 or 1769, probably at … mother's people. He was the son of Werawera, a chief of the Ngati Toa, and, through him, was descended from Toa …
… ( c. 1750– c. 1820). Ngati Tuwharetoa chief. A new biography of Te Heuheu Tukino … eighteenth century and was the son of Tukino, chief of the Ngati Turumakina branch of Ngati Tuwharetoa, by his wife, Parewairere. Through his …
… Soon afterwards Te Rauparaha was joined by Ngati Raukawa and also by a Ngati Tama party. With a large force at his disposal he … even journeyed to England to get more guns. In the meantime Ngati Raukawa were occupying the Horowhenua district. The …
… the chiefs who suffered a sharp defeat at the hands of the Ngati Whatua tribe at Moremo-nui, between Hokianga and … the Ngapuhi guns were helpless against a surprise attack by Ngati Whatua armed only with traditional Maori weapons. … with a combined force of 800 men from Ngapuhi and from Ngati Maru of the Hauraki district. The expedition, which …
… then left for Whakatane, capturing at Tunanui the fleeing Ngati Awa, whose pa at Puketapu they had taken. Leaving … there in 1821. Here he was offered leadership of the Ngati Kahungunu, whose land in the Heretaunga Plains was … encroached upon by the central tribes, particularly the Ngati-Ruakawa and Ngati Tuwharetoa. Later, in 1832, he was …
… Kohere was descended from a line of fighting chiefs of the Ngati Hokopu hapu of Ngati Porou. His father, Pakura, was killed in one of the battles between Ngati Porou and Whanau-a-Apanui. Although old enough to …
… (1776–1838). Chief of the Ngati Haua tribe of the Waikato. A new biography of Te … Te Waharoa with his widowed mother was taken captive by Ngati Whakaue of Rotorua, whose chief later regretted having … return to his own tribe. Waharoa played a part in driving Ngati Raukawa from the Waikato. Their place was taken by …
… particular, the territory was often under dispute between Ngati Maniapoto and Ngati Tama. Although a small tribe, Ngati Tama, held their own against all comers until the …