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… to the Waitaha Tribe. They were succeeded in turn by the Ngati Mamoe and the Muaupoko. In 1820 the district was … Nene. Te Rauparaha returned later in the 1820s with his Ngati Toa and allied tribes, and most of the coastal areas … containing the future town site, became part of the Ngati Raukawa territory. In 1832 Hector McDonald, a whaler, …
… (the ancient seat of the Aitanga-a-mate, subtribe of the Ngati Porou) north of Waipiro Bay where his father, Hamiera Ngarimu, an important chief of the Ngati Porou, had a sheep station. On his mother's side he … until he was called upon to command a platoon of C Company (Ngati Porou) of the Maori Battalion. During the action at …
… of New Zealand Biography on this site. A principal chief of Ngati Haua te Rangi tribe of the Wanganui River, Te Mamaku had tribal links with Ngati Maniapoto of the King Country and Ngati Awa of Taranaki. With these tribal ties, and occupying …
… him a cargo of flax in return for transporting a large Ngati Toa party to Akaroa. On their arrival there Stewart concealed the presence of the Ngati Toas for several days while he endeavoured, “by every … given in Governor Darling's dispatches, there are also Ngati Toa, Ngai Tahu, and whalers' versions which all differ …
… of Taranaki and Northland may be puzzling, but as the Ngati Awa were an important element in the populations of … The second group comprises Te Arawa, Tainui, Matatua, Ngati Porou, Kahungunu, Tuwharetoa, Wanganui, and various …
… about 600 years ago. He left Tahiti with his people, the Ngati-Rongotea, and sailed to Raiatea Island in the Society … River where they became the ancestors of the Taranaki, Ngati Ruanui, Nga Rauru, and Wanganui tribes of the West …
… of older work were continued by the well-known Ngati Raukawa carvers, Patuaka and Hokowhitu McGregor. The … thumb. The thumb, when present, is usually a backward prolongation of the first finger. Very commonly the hand is the … usually short, but in some examples, particularly from the Ngati Whakane section of Te Arawa, the legs are long and …
… and a niece of the celebrated Te Rauparaha. A member of the Ngati Toa tribe, she was of high rank and traced her descent … rank amongst her own people and the closely connected Ngati Raukawa tribe. She was noted for her love affairs, and …
… ( c. 1797–1878). Ngati Kahungunu chief. A new biography of Te Hapuku appears … however, hostilities ceased in September 1840 when the Ngati Kahungunu chief visited Wellington. On 23 June 1840 … 1859, at Napier, McLean negotiated with Te Hapuku and the Ngati Kahungunu chiefs for a further area of 90,000 acres. …
… The crew of the Takitimu became the ancestors of the Ngati Porou, Ngati Kahungunu, and the Ngai Tahu tribe of the South …