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… Te Houkāmau, of Ngāti Porou, was descended from Te Rangi-i-pāia I, and from Tūwhakairiora and his wife, … coast. Te Houkāmau settled at Hekawa, near Te Kawakawa (Te Araroa), because it was near to passing ships. There he came … Te Houkāmau, Iharaira …
Type: Biography
… Te Rangi-i-pāia II was a woman of rank of Ngāti Porou and Te Whānau-ā-Apanui. She was probably born at Tokomaru Bay; … to make peace with Ngāti Porou, returned to Te Kawakawa (Te Araroa) with Te Rangi-i-pāia. They landed at the bay in … Te Rangi-i-pāia II …
Type: Biography
… Mabel (Mēpara) Te Aowhaitini Mangakāhia was born on 4 September 1899 at Whangapoua on the north-eastern coast of the … In the early 1930s she was the pioneer district nurse of Te Araroa near East Cape. In 1936 she was appointed district … Mangakāhia, Mabel Te Aowhaitini …
Type: Biography
… 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 … points are Pukeamaru (990 m) and Harakeke (818 m). Te Araroa Settlement 12 km from Hicks Bay and 169 km from …
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Part of story: East Coast 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 … Reginald Tūtūtaonga Jackson, the son of a neighbouring Te Araroa family. In 1912, one of Wī Repa's brothers was …
Type: Biography
… 145 km from Gisborne, 20 km from Ruatōria, and 24 km from Te Araroa. From Te Araroa State Highway 35 climbs over hills to the …
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Part of story: East Coast places
… is said to have been of Ngāti Raukawa , Ngāti Maru and Te Arawa descent. The names of his parents are not known. He … at his baptism by Hadfield on 17 October 1841. He attracted the attention of Bishop G. A. Selwyn on the latter's … appointed minister to the CMS station at Te Kawakawa (Te Araroa), East Coast. His appointment came at a critical time …
Type: Biography
… Hēnare Mōkena Kōhere was born on 10 March 1880 at Te Araroa, East Cape. He was the fourth child of Hōne Hiki … Hinekukurangi, was of Ngāti Piritai of Ngāi Tūitimatua and Te Whānau-a-Tūwhakairiora. Hēnare received his education at …
Type: Biography
… 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 … years were spent at Horoera before the family moved to Te Araroa. There Hone Hiki opened a store and established a …
Type: Biography
… By 1939, trampers and hunters spent weekends on hill tracks accessible from the … the third national park in 1929) for Christchurch people. After the war, growing prosperity, increasing car ownership … ambitious (the idea was reborn in the early 2000s as the Te Araroa project). Instead a network of walkways was …
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Part of story: Walking tracks
… Ngāti Whātua of Kaipara, led by Murupaenga , but were defeated despite having firearms. During the battle, two of Hongi's … and defeating Ngāti Porou at Te Whetūmatarau pā at Te Araroa in 1820. In 1822 he attacked Tūhua (Mayor Island). Te …
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Part of story: Musket wars
… Tāmati Ngākaho was of Te Whānau-a-Rāhui of Ngāti Porou , from Rākaihoea at … facts about his life have been recorded, but he is celebrated as a leading exponent of the style of carving that had been founded by Iwirākau in the Waiapu–Te Araroa area in the sixteenth century. Carving was a chiefly …
Type: Biography
… Loss of musical traditions After European settlement, a number of factors led to the … became rare, they were acquired by museums and private collectors, and later generations of Māori did not learn … the Māori Artists and Writers Society, held a hui at Te Araroa on the East Coast to recall what was still known of …
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Part of story: Māori musical instruments – taonga puoro
… and Huiarau ranges are composed of greywacke and argillite, formed from old, strongly hardened deep-sea sediments. … around 1,400 metres, dipping to about 1,000 metres where State Highway 2 crosses the range. Maungapōhatu (1,366 m), the … a variety of crops. Smaller flood plains are found at Te Araroa, and on the lower Waiapu and the lower Ūawa (at …
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Part of story: East Coast region
… and around 1,400 back-country huts, bivouacs and shelters. About 1,000 of these huts are managed by the … marked by ‘blazes’ – axe or knife marks on tree trunks. Later, preserving jar lids were painted white and nailed to … and then drop into another valley. The long pathway The Te Araroa Trust linked existing tracks to create a continuous …
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Part of story: Tramping
… Conflicts with related neighbouring tribes led to the spread of influence of … Ngata as Ngā Uri o Toi. Among them were: Ruawaipū (later Ngāi Tuere), in the territory north of the Maraehara valley to Te Araroa and Wharekāhika (Hicks Bay) Te Wahineiti, in the …
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Part of story: Ngāti Porou
… Tūrei was born probably about 1830 and was brought up at Te Kautuku, near Rangitukia, in the Waiapu district, where … his parents lived on their ancestral lands. His father was Te Omanga Tūrei of Ngāti Hokopū and his mother Mākere … the first Māori minister, Rota Waitoa , at Te Kawakawa (Te Araroa). Both as a child and as a young man, Mohi Tūrei grew …
Type: Biography
… gained its own borough council and in 1890 the isolated north became the separate county of Waiapu. The introduction of Waikohu, Uawa and … in Hicks Bay, Te Kura-a-Rohe o Te Waha o Rerekohu in Te Araroa, and Sonrise Christian School in Gisborne. The major …
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Part of story: East Coast region
… Whētoi, the son of Puhi of Ngāti Manu, was born in the latter part of the eighteenth century. He was connected by descent to Ngāpuhi hapū … six month siege of Te Whetū-matarau pā at Te Kawakawa (Te Araroa), which was defended by a number of East Coast hapū. …
Type: Biography
… in his narrative of the fighting on the East Coast, states that he was born on 30 October 1850 at Whareponga, near Waipiro Bay. He belonged to Te Aowera and Te Aitanga-a-Mate of Ngāti Porou . His father … been evacuated. The Hauhau were pursued to Te Kawakawa (Te Araroa) and, after that fell, to Hungahungatoroa. The …
Type: Biography