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… leaders of Ngāti Kahukura-awhitia, one of the most populous hapū of Ngāti Kahungunu in Wairarapa. His mother was Kaurangaihi. Ngātuere had kinship ties with many hapū, including Ngāti Te Tohinga, Ngāi Tamahau, Ngai …
Type: Biography
… of the most important pā sites in New Zealand. Ngāti Paarau hapū of Waiohiki are kaitiaki (guardians) of the site. …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Hawke’s Bay region
… to distinguish between 'rebellious' and 'submissive' hapū. Wide discretion was given to officers in charge of …
Type: Biography
… The cultural life of 19th-century Māori varied for iwi and hapū living in different parts of the country. Cultural …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Regional cultural life
… Halbert strengthened their positions by marrying into local hapū – Halbert married six times. From the 1840s Māori …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: East Coast region
… entrepreneurs arranged pastoral leases with Wairarapa hapū at £12 per year. Others soon followed. The runholders’ …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Wairarapa region
… which sometimes triggered conflict between Ngāti Kahungunu hapū (sub-tribes). Conflict Hawke’s Bay saw little fighting …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Hawke’s Bay region
… whose parents were Keita Kaikiri of Ngāti Kaipoho, a hapū of Rongowhakaata , and Thomas Halbert, a trader and …
Type: Biography
… a tradition. Tītī were a major source of food for local hapū and a major commodity for trade with other iwi. Tītī …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Stewart Island/Rakiura
… Heera (Sarah) Te Moengaroa Ueke, who was of Ngāi Tāwake (a hapū of Ngāpuhi) and Ngāti Mahuta. They had two sons and a …
Type: Biography
… on the grounds of descent from several Ngāti Mamoe hapū was vehemently opposed by Ngāi Tahu elders: they …
Type: Biography
… clashes over land sales occurred within the Puketapu hapū at Bell Block during the 1850s. This alarmed many …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Taranaki region
… 2,000 sheep. The land was leased from Muaupoko and several hapu of Ngati Raukawa, whose settlements were included in …
Type: Biography
… to Māori land. Māori generally resisted sales, though some hapū were bitterly divided on the issue. On 7 March 1859, …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: New Zealand Wars
… a woman of aristocratic descent of Ngāti Huirapa, a hapū of Ngāi Tahu , and of Ngāti Mamoe and Waitaha. An …
Type: Biography
… of the land) to his name. There is little doubt that the hapu he represented supported his own assessment of his …
Type: Biography
… Pītama Karatiti, a farmer, of the Canterbury Ngāi Tahu hapū, Ngāi Tūāhuriri and Ngāi Te Rakiāmoa. His mother, …
Type: Biography
… in the late 1820s. He belonged to Te Whānau-a-Ruataupare hapū of Ngāti Porou . His father was Te Pōtaeaute, also …
Type: Biography
… probably near Te Kōpua, where he was adopted by Ngāwaero hapū of Ngāti Maniapoto. He formed a liaison with a woman of …
Type: Biography
… North Island Country in 1912. His mother belonged to the hapū Te Uri-o-Hua of Ngāpuhi , and was from Kaikohe. Even at …
Type: Biography