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… Te Rangitāhau, often known as Tāhau, was born probably in the late 1820s or … Te Rangitāhau, …
Type: Biography
… Te Puea Hērangi was born at Whatiwhatihoe, near Pirongia, on 9 November 1883. Her mother was Tiahuia, daughter of Tāwhiao Te Wherowhero of Ngāti Mahuta , the second … Hērangi, Te Kirihaehae Te Puea …
Type: Biography
… Te Horetā, also known as Te Taniwha, was a leader of Ngāti Whanaunga, one of the … Te Horetā …
Type: Biography
… for four hours a week, with a focus on grammar and written Māori. Ruatoki Bilingual School opened in 1978, and by … These schools were successful because they were located in communities that still predominantly spoke Māori in … Revitalising te reo, 1970s and 1980s …
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Part of story: Te reo Māori – the Māori language
… Te Rangitopeora, also known as Rangi Topeora, was born at Kāwhia probably early in the nineteenth century. Her mother was Waitohi , of Ngāti Toa and … Te Rangitopeora …
Type: Biography
… Te Rauparaha was the son of Werawera, of Ngāti Toa, and his … Toa because of his aggressive defence of his tribe's interests and his skill in battle. He was short in stature but … Te Rauparaha …
Type: Biography
… The father of Te Waharoa was Tangimoana of Ngāti Hauā. His mother was Te Kahurangi. The brother of Tangimoana, Taipōrutu, was … Te Waharoa …
Type: Biography
… Te Hāpuku, sometimes called Te Ika-nui-o-te-moana, was born in the late eighteenth … the region. Te Hāpuku's father was Kurīmate, also known as Te Te Rangikoiānake II, whose main hapū were Ngāti Te … Te Hāpuku …
Type: Biography
… stronghold of Poutama, North Taranaki, early in the nineteenth century, Paremata was the eldest son of Ngāti Tama fighting chief Te Taku, and Kauhoe of Ngāti Hinetuhi, a hapū of Ngāti … Paremata Te Wahapiro, Te Kiore …
Type: Biography
… Te Mahuki, also known as Te Manukura, was born at Te Kumi, north of Te Kūiti, … Te Mahuki …
Type: Biography
… Te Pahi was by 1800 one of the senior chiefs of the north-western Bay of Islands. He was the son of Wharerau, a … him great mana over the land and its people. He was related to Ngāti Rēhia, and probably to Te Hikutū and Ngāti Rua. … Te Pahi …
Type: Biography
… Te Whakataupuka of Ngāi Tahu was born probably in Murihiku (the southern part of the South Island), late in the eighteenth century. His Ngāi Tahu grandfather, Te … Te Whakataupuka …
Type: Biography
… Matiu (Matt) Te Hau was born at Ōmarumutu, near Ōpōtiki, on 11 July 1912, … William Turakiuta Cooper of Ngāti Kahungunu , a licensed interpreter, and Kōparepare Matiu, of Ngāti Ruatakenga hapū of … Te Hau, Matiu Te Auripo …
Type: Biography
… Māori hopes rise Despite the continuing sale of Māori land, relations between the … the government would respect their treaty rights. An educated Māori elite increasingly participated in both the Māori … Implementing te tiriti – 1900 to 1940 …
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Part of story: Te Tiriti o Waitangi – the Treaty of Waitangi
… between Māori and British troops in Taranaki over a disputed land transaction. Governor Thomas Gore Browne hoped to … at Kohimarama, Auckland, in mid-1860. Over three weeks te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi) was presented and explained to at least 200 rangatira, including many …
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Part of story: Te Tiriti o Waitangi – the Treaty of Waitangi
… Te Awamutu Town 29 km south of Hamilton with a 2013 population of 10,302. It was originally the site of two important pā: Ōtāwhao and Kaipaka. The town grew … Te Awamutu …
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Part of story: Waikato places
… Te Aroha Town 56 km north-east of Hamilton, with a 2013 population of 3,906. Established in the late 1870s, Te Aroha flourished from 1880, when gold was discovered … Te Aroha …
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Part of story: Waikato places
… Te Kūiti Rural service town 20 kilometres south-west of … north-west of Taumarunui, with a 2013 population of 4,221. Te Kūiti is on the intersection of state highways 3 and 30. The main trunk … Te Kūiti …
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Part of story: King Country places
… of Europeans – explorers, whalers, missionaries and, later, settlers – led to enormous changes in how Māori lived … Daily life in Māori communities – te noho a te hapori …
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… New Zealand’s climate prevented the Polynesian ancestors of Māori from growing their usual plants for making fabric. Instead they developed a rich culture of weaving, largely based … Māori weaving and tukutuku – te raranga me te whatu …
Type: Story Front