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… Mihi-ki-te-kapua was the greatest composer of the Tūhoe and … pā were set up at various points around the lake. Mihi-ki-te-kapua was one of the women who lived there to uphold … at pā Pouaru. At Te Matuahu the fame of Mihi-ki-te-kapua as a composer began to grow. She was living …
Type: Biography
… Known in his youth as Tama-ki-Hikurangi, Kawepō was born at Taumata-o-he pā, at the … of Te Uamairangi, and the younger sister of Tūhotoariki, principal chiefs of Ngāi Te Ūpokoiri, of Heretaunga … the upper Rangitīkei region. Through his father, Tūmanokia, Kawepō also belonged to Ngāti Hinemanu, and had …
Type: Biography
… Te Heke-rangatira-ki-Nukutaurua Boyd, commonly known as Heke Boyd, and also as … the Māhia peninsula to take refuge from invasion by Taranaki tribes. Heke was born at Papawai or Greytown about 1885 or 1886, the eldest of five children of Pikihuia Rangitakaiwaho (Pikihuia Mānihera) and her husband, …
Type: Biography
… ‘We’ll fight right to the end. For God! For King! And for Country! Ake, ake, kia kaha e!’ This rousing marching song written for the 28th … Ngā pakanga ki tāwāhi – Māori and overseas wars …
Type: Story Front
… the far north. The territory stretches west to east from Hokianga Harbour to the Bay of Islands, and southward to … te paparahi Ko ngā maunga ngā poupou Pūhanga Tohorā titiro ki Te Ramaroa Te Ramaroa titiro ki Whiria Ko te paiaka o te riri, te kawa o Rāhiri Whiria …
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Part of story: Ngāpuhi
… ‘Kia mau tonu ki tēnā; kia mau ki te kawau mārō. Whanake ake! Whanake ake!’ ‘Stick to that, …
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… 1991 census: 1,701 2001 census: 1,833 (includes Ngāti Apa ki Te Rā Tō: 375) 2006 census: 3,156 (includes Ngāti Apa ki Te Rā Tō: 741) 2013 census: 3,813 (includes Ngāti Apa ki Te Rā Tō: 843) Major regional locations …
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Part of story: Ngāti Apa
… people identified as Ngāpuhi. There are 55 marae in the Hokianga, the Bay of Islands and Whangārei (not including … sub-tribes. Flowing together Drawing on imagery of the Hokianga Harbour in the west and the Taumārere River in the … support each other in times of need: Ka mimiti ngā puna o Hokianga Ka totō ngā puna o Taumārere. Ka mimiti ngā puna o …
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Part of story: Ngāpuhi
… (fern root and uncultivated foods) and Tūmatauenga (humankind and war). These gods dwelt in darkness between their … while the others severed the limbs of their parents, breaking their last grasp. Tāne planted posts to keep his … (aphorisms), waiata (songs) and whaikōrero (speech making): E mihi atu ki Te Matua, ki a Ranginui, ki a Rangiroa, …
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Part of story: Ranginui – the sky
… waiata A signboard at Ōhiwa displays this song: E noho ana ki te koko ki Ōhiwa Whakarongo rua aku taringa ki te tai o tua o Kanewa …
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Part of story: Bay of Plenty places
… Aroaro-ō-Kahu (the stream in which Kahu’s dogskin cloak was washed). Nearby she named another summit Te … Kahu slept in a garden). Following this she went to Hauraki and gave the name Te Aroha-ō-Kahu (the yearning of Kahu) …
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Part of story: Waikato tribes
… has three districts. They are referred to as: Ngāti Raukawa ki Wharepūhunga – south and east of Te Awamutu between … and Waipapa, north of Lake Taupō. Ngāti Raukawa ki Te Kaokaoroa-o-Pātetere – the mountain ranges stretching …
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Part of story: Ngāti Raukawa
… The source and destination of life Hawaiki is a rich, many-sided place in Māori history, mythology … welcome their newborn children with the phrase: E taku pōtiki, kua puta mai rā koe i te toi i Hawaiki. My child, you … The significance of Hawaiki …
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Part of story: Hawaiki
… and great-aunts. This collective responsibility and these kinship ties ensured the safety and welfare of children, who … principle was conveyed in the proverb: ‘He kai poutaka me kinikini atu, he kai poutaka me horehore atu, mā te tamaiti …
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Part of story: Ngā tamariki
… Ngāti Maru and Ngāti Pāoa. They are all located in the Hauraki region, and trace their descent from a common ancestor, … proven, Hotunui left voluntarily and exiled himself in Hauraki. Just before leaving he said to his pregnant wife, … the east in search of his father. Arriving in western Hauraki, he found his father and discovered that he had been …
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Part of story: Marutūahu tribes
… Ngāti Kuia, Rangitāne o Wairau and Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō are the three tribes in Te Tau Ihu who trace …
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Part of story: Te Tau Ihu tribes
… mother Taranga, was discovered by his grandfather Tamanui-ki-te-rangi when he washed ashore in his mother’s top knot. Tamanui-ki-te-rangi raised the child, passing on his vast knowledge … his kuia, but was crushed to death. Song about children mocking an elder The following is a song of an elder, about …
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Part of story: Kaumātua – Māori elders
… and sexual diversity. Carvings, traditional waiata and karakia, and stories were explicit about sexuality. Kahungunu … what Kahungunu was like as a husband. She replied, ‘Kāore hoki tērā te hanga o taku tāne, kāore e rūpeke mai ana, takoto … ‘Nā te mea anō rā he kōpua pāpaku, mehemea e taka mai ana ki te kōpua hōhonu a Rapa e tuhera atu nei, pokopoko ana ia …
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Part of story: Hōkakatanga – Māori sexualities
… Hineahuone, the first woman. She in turn gave birth to humankind, which accounts for the belief that people possess both … hōkai rangi Ko te hōkai a tō tupuna a Tānenui-a-rangi Ka pikitia ai ki te rangi tūhāhā ki te Tihi-o-Manono Ka rokohina …
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Part of story: Ranginui – the sky
… Ngāpuhi. The carving traditions of the north, Hauraki and Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) seem to come to an abrupt end at this … Manukau Harbour just before the invasion of Waikato. Te Hau-ki-Tūranga The magnificent meeting house Te Hau-ki-Tūranga, …
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Part of story: Whakairo – Māori carving