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… pā, near the mouth of the Wanganui River, was the leader of Ngāti Ruaka of Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi in the early and … The first, Te Hukinga, also known as Wikitōria, was of Ngāti Ruru. Te Ānaua and Te Hukinga were married at Pūtiki … Later that year he mediated between Ngāti Raukawa and Ngāti Apa over the sale of the Rangitīkei block. In December 1848 …
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… late eighteenth century, at Poutama, the tribal homeland of Ngāti Tama, in northern Taranaki. He was the eldest son of … as a cousin. Te Pūoho's tribal affiliations were with both Ngāti Tama and Ngāti Toa ; some accounts identify his father … south to Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington Harbour) and Wairarapa in 1819 and 1820. It was on their return, according to …
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… Parapara Road Road completed in 1917 from Whanganui to Raetihi, … similar magnitude had also struck in April 1897. There is a Ngāti Apa marae on the road to Whangaehu beach. Rātana … Kōitiata, was built in the 1920s. On the road to it is Ngāti Apa’s Tini-wai-tara marae and the Anglican church Te …
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Part of story: Whanganui places
… Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi , but he had kinship links with Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Hāuaterangi of upper Wanganui, Ngāti Tū, Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāti Apa. His Ngāti Hāuaterangi descendants sometimes refer to …
Type: Biography
… New Zealand: 1.2% Principal tribes and sub-tribes Muaūpoko, Ngāti Apa, Ngāti Raukawa, Rangitāne, Ngāti Kauwhata Population of major …
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Part of story: Manawatū and Horowhenua region
… few metres out, the cold lake water seems icy in contrast. Ngāti Tūwharetoa have long held mana over the lake and its … In 1992 the ownership of the lake bed was returned to Ngāti Tūwharetoa, and a new regime was set up to manage the … sight at dawn and dusk, when the trout feed. Hātepe to Motuoapa A chain of holiday settlements, with houses, motor …
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Part of story: Volcanic Plateau places
… of this river with their descendants, becoming the tribes Ngāti Ruanui, Ngā Ruahine and Ngā Rauru. Haunui Haunui was … From the top he saw a shining lake, which he named Wairarapa (glistening water). He then returned north on a comet. … The family settled in the area, intermarrying with the Ngāti Apa and Ngāti Hauiti tribes. Many years later …
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Part of story: Ngā waewae tapu – Māori exploration
… Rauru Kītahi. Rangitīkei is divided between the tribes of Ngāti Apa and Ngāti Hauiti, the confederated hapū (sub-tribes) of Mōkai …
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Part of story: Whanganui region
… his people in the 1820s. He was a major leader of his hapū, Ngāti Rangi-te-pāia, and his tribe, Rangitāne . Rangitāne … their region was invaded by immigrants from the Waikato – Ngāti Toa and their allies Ngāti Raukawa and Ngāti Kauwhata. … by 1872 there were the beginnings of the settlement in the Papaioea clearing, eventually to become the city of …
Type: Biography
… derived from his descent from Hineipu, sister of Te Mangapai, a great chief of Ngāti Tamaterā and Ngāti Maru, and one of the last great conquerors of the …
Type: Biography
… by nuns at Greenmeadows mission school for the chiefs of Ngāti Kahungunu. Te Kooti captured the ensign in 1868, and … two of Te Kooti’s flags were seized at Te Pōrere and Tāpapa, north of Putaruru. Pāora Te Pōtangaroa Pāora Te … the flag at the time. Mere Rikiriki Mere Rikiriki of Ngāti Apa led Te Hāhi O Te Wairua Tapu (the Church of the …
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Part of story: Ngā haki – Māori and flags
… Mōhakatino River. Tama-ariki is the ancestor from whom the Ngāti Tama people take their name. Rākeiora was deified … or Aotea canoes. The Rangitāne tribe of the Manawatū, Wairarapa and Hawke’s Bay regions say that Whātonga was the … of this canoe and that it was wrecked at Māhia Peninsula. Ngāti Apa of the Rangitīkei River agree that the canoe was …
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Part of story: Canoe traditions
… Europeans and a black man, encountered a small party of Ngāti Tūwharetoa at the mouth of the Whanganui River. It was … the Turakina and Rangitīkei Rivers – was purchased from Ngāti Apa in May 1849. Several large tracts were held by …
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Part of story: Whanganui region
… 1.2% Principal tribes and sub-tribes Rangitāne ki Wairau, Ngāti Kuia, Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō, Ngāti Koata, Te Āti Awa, Ngāti Toa, Ngāti …
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Part of story: Marlborough region
… 4 May 1888 at Kai Iwi, north of Whanganui. She belonged to Ngāti Pūkeko, a hapū of Ngā Rauru , and to Ngāti Apa. Her parents were Waaka Hākaraia and his wife, Ngāpiki …
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… daughter of Kāwana Rōpiha (also known as Kāwana Hūnia) of Ngāti Tauira, and Mere Rikiriki of Ngāti Te Rangitepaia. She had links with Rangitāne and Ngāti Apa and was raised near Parewanui, Rangitīkei. She was a …
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… also a physical representation of connection, through whakapapa (genealogy), to venerated ancestors, and the artefacts … greatly afraid). Following this, Ngā Rauru and some of the Ngāti Apa tribe assembled at dawn where two priests chanted …
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Part of story: Pounamu – jade or greenstone
… Heremaia, was born at Ōroi, on the east coast of Wairarapa; the date of her birth is said to have been 6 April … Tamaihotua, also known as Ngāpūruki, the leading chief of Ngāti Hikawera of Ngāti Kahungunu . Her mother, Ani Kānara, was one of …
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… Mete Kīngi Te Rangi Paetahi was of Ngā Poutama and Ngāti Tūmango of Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi . He also had ties with Ngāti Apa. He was the son of Paetahi, a Wanganui leader, who …
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… natural ingredients, are exported around the world. The Ngāti Raukawa marae, Parewahawaha, was originally on the … the marae is now on the west bank. Pārewanui is a former Ngāti Apa centre, 8km south-west of Bulls. The parents of …
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Part of story: Whanganui places