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… Piupiu Te Wherowhero was born, probably in 1886 or 1887, at Whatiwhatihoe, Waikato. She was the daughter of Te Wherowhero Tāwhiao of Ngāti Mahuta, the third … Te Wherowhero, Piupiu …
Type: Biography
… and Tia Ngātoroirangi and Tia arrived in New Zealand on the Te Arawa canoe, which landed at Maketū in Bay of Plenty. … towards the centre of the North Island. Tia took a westerly route along the Kaituna River and Mamaku Plains, … Te Arawa explorers …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Ngā waewae tapu – Māori exploration
… Te Rangiuia was a Ngāti Porou leader and tohunga at Ūawa (Tolaga Bay). His date of birth is not known, but he was an adult when the … Te Rangiuia, Nōpera …
Type: Biography
… Te Mātenga Tāmati, sometimes known as Hia, was born probably in the late 1830s. His main affiliation was Ngāti Rongomaiwahine , … Tāmati, Te Mātenga …
Type: Biography
… Te Houkāmau, of Ngāti Porou, was descended from Te Rangi-i-pāia I, and from Tūwhakairiora and his wife, … Te Houkāmau, Iharaira …
Type: Biography
… Tāmihana Te Rauparaha, known also as Katu, was the son of the great Ngāti Toa leader Te Rauparaha and his fifth and senior wife, Te Ākau of … Te Rauparaha, Tāmihana …
Type: Biography
… Te Ua Haumēne was the founder and prophet of the Hauhau … in the early 1820s. His father, who died shortly after, was Tūtawake, and his mother, Paihaka. Te Ua was … Te Ua Haumēne …
Type: Biography
… Heremia Te Wake belonged to Ngāti Manawa, a hapu of Te Kaitūtae and Te Rarawa. He was born at Te Karaka in the Hokianga … Te Wake, Heremia …
Type: Biography
… the son of Kōrako and Wharerauaruhe, belonged to Ngāi Te Ruahikihiki and Ngāti Moki hapū of Ngāi Tahu, both of … the southern end of Waihora (Lake Ellesmere). His ancestor, Te Ruahikihiki, had taken part in the settlement of Banks … Taiaroa, Te Mātenga …
Type: Biography
… Te Hata Tīpoki, sometimes known as Te Hata Kōpū, was born in 1880, probably at or near … Tīpoki, Te Hata …
Type: Biography
… Crown views of the treaty Colonial officials mainly interpreted te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi) on the … The first decades after te tiriti – 1840 to 1860 …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Te Tiriti o Waitangi – the Treaty of Waitangi
… Te Kani a Takirau was of Te Aitanga a Hauiti and Ngāti Porou. Born near the end of … Te Kani-a-Takirau …
Type: Biography
… Kereopa Te Rau was one of the five original disciples of Te Ua Haumēne , the founder of the Pai Mārire faith. He was … Te Rau, Kereopa …
Type: Biography
… Parore Te Āwha, of the hapū Te Kuihi, was born at Mangakāhia, probably sometime in the … Parore Te Āwha …
Type: Biography
… The tribes of Te Arawa have a long association with the Hauraki region. The canoe Te Arawa landed at various points around the Coromandel … several places, including Moehau Mountain. The full name, Te Moengahau-o-Tamatekapua (the windy sleeping place of … Te Arawa peoples …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Hauraki tribes
… Mohi Te Ātahīkoia was born probably at Waimārama, Hawke's Bay, in … His ancestor Whakaiti was descended from Kahungunu, from Te Aomatarahi of Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Ira, and from earlier … Te Ātahīkoia, Mohi …
Type: Biography
… Te Puke Western Bay of Plenty town 21 km south-east of Mt Maunganui on State Highway 2. George Vesey Stewart established the settlement, and the first British … Te Puke to Maketū …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Bay of Plenty places
… Te Kooti founds Ringatū A different faith challenging Pai … known as Ringatū (the upraised hand) and was founded by Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Tūruki on Chatham Island (Wharekauri), during his … Te Kooti – Ringatū …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Māori prophetic movements – ngā poropiti
… Pinepine Te Rika was born probably in 1857 or 1858 at Rāhitiroa, an old settlement of Ngāti Kuri just east of Te Waiiti, in the Bay of Plenty. Her father was Te Rika Te … Pinepine Te Rika …
Type: Biography
… Taukē, of Te Inu-ā-wai hapū of Ngā Ruahine, a section of Ngāti Ruanui … him to spare him a life of slavery, but a Waikato chief extended his protection to the child and ordered the mother to … Taukē, Te Hāpimana …
Type: Biography