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… at Paihia in the Bay of Islands. His father may have been Te Koki, the principal chief of Ngāpuhi at Paihia and … brother of Hongi Hika 's mother, Tuhikura, of Ngāti Rēhia. Te Koki is known to have had at least three wives, including …
Type: Biography
… using pounamu Heirlooms or weapons of great status, often made of pounamu, were exchanged as a symbol of a peace … agreement. An example is a mere pounamu named Hine-nui-o-te-paua, which the Ngāpuhi tribe gave to the Ngāti Pāoa …
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Part of story: Pounamu – jade or greenstone
… of Toroa, the captain. He explored the Urewera forest after the Mataatua landed at Whakatāne in the Bay of Plenty. … began each of his journeys at the hill called Ōtarahioi or Te Kurī-a-Tāneatua (after one of his pet dogs), still a distinctive mound in the …
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Part of story: Ngā waewae tapu – Māori exploration
… from Rāhiri, ancestor of Ngāpuhi; through his mother, Te Kawehau, he was descended from Te Wairua, the ancestor also of Rewa (Mānu), Hongi Hika and …
Type: Biography
… Bay, probably in 1854 or 1855. Her mother was Haromi Te Ata, and her father the Ngāti Kahungunu chief Karauria, … sometimes known as Karauria Pupu. She was closely related to several leading Hawke's Bay chiefs: Tiakitai , her …
Type: Biography
… employers, was born probably in 1877 or 1878 into a leading Te Whakatōhea and Te Whānau-ā-Apanui family at Te Kaha, Bay of Plenty. Her …
Type: Biography
… Entries Te Ara entries are a first port of call for anyone interested in the topics they cover. They are essentially an …
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Part of story: Te Ara – a history
… at Tauranga, from the 1850s to his death in 1889. When Lieutenant H. G. Robley of the 68th (Durham Light Infantry) … of Tauranga in the 1830s, and the 1835–45 war with Te Arawa. Pene Taka was the engineer of the fortification known as the Gate Pā, at Pukehinahina, from which British troops were …
Type: Biography
… Creation stories Mysterious things happen in Hawaiki: people turn into birds, … Hawaiki-pāmamao, Hawaiki-tapu (great Hawaiki, extensive Hawaiki, far distant Hawaiki, and sacred Hawaiki) in …
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Part of story: Hawaiki
… region and districts. Whanaunga and his elder brother Tamaterā were particularly distinguished by their fighting prowess. When Marutūahu died, Tamaterā took on his father’s mantle, overshadowing the rightful heir, his elder brother Tamatepō. This provocative act also brought him into conflict …
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Part of story: Marutūahu tribes
… and his wife, Kirimātao Heremia Kerei. Both parents were of Te Whānau-a-Kauaetangohia of Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, and his mother had connections with Ngāti Awa. Hoani’s father also belonged to Te Whānau-a-Te Ehutū, Te Whānau-a-Pararaki and Te …
Type: Biography
… Rangitoto ki te Tonga (D’Urville Island) Large island in the north-west … of New Zealand’s largest offshore island, Great Barrier (Aotea). The highest point is Attempt Hill (726 m), also known … Western Sounds …
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Part of story: Marlborough places
… Tūtere Wī Repa was one of a group of Māori who, in the early … people. Less well known than men such as Apirana Ngata , Peter Buck and Māui Pōmare , he was to spend most of his life … The third child in a family of five brothers and six sisters, Wī Repa was born at Pāhaoa, near Te Kaha in the Bay of …
Type: Biography
… sided with the British. Flags became objects that were gifted for service. In 1865 Mete Kīngi Te Rangi Paetahi was handed a silk flag known as the Moutoa …
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Part of story: Ngā haki – Māori and flags
… and rights to land in the Hauraki region. These were conducted at various sites, including a number of sacred rocks standing off the … in the tribal saying: Haere mai ki Hauraki, he aute tē awhea. Come to Hauraki, where the aute plant endured. …
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Part of story: Marutūahu tribes
… is one of the most important marae in New Zealand. In the late 19th century it was the focus of Kotahitanga, the Māori … school, St Thomas’s. The dominant leader at Papawai was Te Mānihera Te Rangi-taka-i-waho of Ngāti Kahungunu. He supported …
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Part of story: Wairarapa places
… Jean-Baptiste Rolland was born probably in Sivry, Verdun, France, on 8 December 1834. His parents' names are not known. After his ordination as a Catholic priest in 1861, he joined … Rolland, Jean-Baptiste …
Type: Biography
… importance of land to Māori was summed up in the proverb: ‘Te toto o te tangata he kai. Te oranga o te tangata he whenua.’ (The …
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Part of story: Te Māori i te ohanga – Māori in the economy
… the Rangitīkei River. Their traditions looked back to the Aotea and Kurahaupō canoes. Canoes The Aotea arrived at Pātea in Taranaki. Kurahaupō landed far away …
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Part of story: Manawatū and Horowhenua region
… E hoki ki ō maunga Kia purea koe e ngā hau a Tāwhiri-matea. Return to your mountains That you may be cleansed by the winds of Tāwhiri-matea. Tūhoe today In 2013 the Tūhoe population was 34,890, … live in the larger cities, and the towns on the fringes of Te Urewera – Murupara, Rotorua, Whakatāne, Gisborne and …
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Part of story: Ngāi Tūhoe