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… as Claude) was born on 2 June 1901 at Raukōkore in the eastern Bay of Plenty. He was one of nine children of Tiweka … Ānaru, a farmer, and his wife, Paretio Heremia, both of Te Whānau-ā-Apanui . During his early childhood he gained a …
Type: Biography
… who arrived in New Zealand in the 1840s. He worked as a teacher in the Kāwhia district, later supplementing his income with small-scale farming. In …
Type: Biography
… lava flows. Holiday houses line the only road, along the western side of the lake. Elsewhere, bush reaches the shore. Blackberries, grey mountain Author Robin Hyde wrote of picking blackberries near Te Wairoa in 1927. ‘[N]ot far away are the skeleton remains …
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Part of story: Volcanic Plateau places
… one – there was no Māori word for religion. The use of the term ‘whakapono’ for religion was introduced by missionaries. Whakapono also means faith and trust. Te Kore Accounts of creation usually began with Te Kore (chaos, or the void), then Te Pō (the night), and …
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Part of story: Traditional Māori religion – ngā karakia a te Māori
… landed the Uruao canoe at Whakatū (Nelson). He is credited with carving out the string of lakes in the centre of … known as Kā Puna-karikari-a-Rākaihautū (the springs of water dug by Rākaihautū). Ngāhue and stone trading Ngāhue is …
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Part of story: Ngā waewae tapu – Māori exploration
… Tūhuru Kōkare was born probably in the latter part of the eighteenth century: his son, Tarapuhi, was said to be about 70 …
Type: Biography
… where Māori could meet and share activities, concerns and interests. Most of these voluntary groups were not kin-based … These groups included Māori clubs, councils, welfare committees and wardens, Māori Women’s Welfare League branches, …
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Part of story: Urban Māori
… since 1991, residents of Māori descent were asked to indicate the tribe to which they were affiliated. The figures below show the number who indicated Ngāti Apa (including those who indicated more than one …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Ngāti Apa
… children of Hone Hiki Kōhere and Henarata Peretō, the daughter of Umutahi, who belonged to Te Whanau-a-Tarahauiti of Ngāti Porou , and David Bristow, a … Rēweti had affiliations with Ngāti Piritai of Te Whānau-a-Tūwhakairiora and Ngāi Tūitimatua. Rēweti …
Type: Biography
… Rina Matewai Ruru, better known as Lena, was born in Gisborne on 5 June 1902, the … Ruru, Lena Matewai …
Type: Biography
… born on Banks Peninsula in or about 1850, just two years after the Crown purchase of Canterbury from Ngāi Tahu , and within months of the arrival of …
Type: Biography
… – like Ngāti Maniapoto they are a Tainui people. They are often referred to as Pare Waikato (those within the boundaries … Ngāti Māhanga, Ngāti Tamainupō, Ngāti Wairere, Ngāti Te Ata, Ngāti Te Wehi, Ngāti Tīpā and many more. Early Waikato history is …
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Part of story: Waikato tribes
… was a whaler, possibly one of John Wade's men stationed at Te Kopi. Tunuiārangi recorded his mother's name as Hine-i-whakaruhia (Ruhi), daughter of Tiramehameha of Ngāti Rākairangi, but other …
Type: Biography
… (South Otago/Southland), possibly as early as 1810 or as late as 1820, while his parents were returning to the Canterbury Plains area after a muttonbirding expedition. His …
Type: Biography
… the Dictionary of New Zealand biography (DNZB), are among Te Ara’s most popular sections. Beginnings, 1983–90 The DNZB … project began in 1983. General editor W. H. Oliver rejected the traditional approach of biographical dictionaries, which celebrated white male leaders. He wanted to include people …
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Part of story: Te Ara – a history
… between Matakaoa Point and Cape Runaway, part of an isolated block of volcanic rock which stretches between the two … majestic scenery and a rocky shoreline, attracts surfcasters, divers and people fishing from boats. There are many historic pā sites, and stone rows that mark off early Māori gardening …
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Part of story: East Coast places
… Whānui (Vega). It was said: ‘Ka rere a Whānui, ka tīmata te hauhake’ (when Vega rises, the harvest starts). Te maramataka In traditional times, life was regulated by …
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Part of story: Leisure in traditional Māori society – ngā mahi a te rēhia
… combined a focus on passion and the way marriages connected whānau, hapū and iwi. They are still used to illustrate the connection between erotic love and kinship …
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Part of story: Love and romance
… eldest son; his mother was Maraea Mereana Baker. After his father died in 1929 his mother remarried, and as Maraea Te Kawa was president of the Māori Women’s Welfare League. …
Type: Biography
… Hēnare Wiremu Taratoa was a leader of Ngāi Te Rangi of the Tauranga district. He was born about 1830; a … by the CMS missionary Henry Williams , whose names he adopted at baptism, and later studied at St John's College in …
Type: Biography