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… Waihī) Pau Mariu (Waihī) Kahu Te Kuru (Kākahi) Paora Rokino (Taupō) Pitiroi Mohi (Taupō) Tāite Te Tomo (Halcombe) Takinga Arthur Grace (Taupō) Werihe Te Tuiri (Waihī) Pūataata … representatives. The board advised Ngāti Tūwharetoa on taking stock of its resources, both land and people, and …
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Part of story: Ngāti Tūwharetoa
… Creation stories Mysterious things happen in Hawaiki: people turn into birds, fish gather in armies, people … descend to the underworld and ascend to the heavens. Hawaiki is a paradise where the gods live and perform miraculous … te rā, ka mea a Tāne-nui-a-rangi, ki te wahine māna. Ka kī atu a Papa, ‘Haere ki a Hine-tua-oni, ahuahua e koe kia …
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Part of story: Hawaiki
… hurupounamu as tapu (sacred), and believed that if one was killed, snow would fall. Kārearea (falcon) The kārearea’s … the weather, as in the saying: Ka tangi te kārewarewa ki waenga o te rangi pai, ka ua āpōpō. Ka tangi ki waenga o te rangi ua, ka paki āpōpō. When a kārearea …
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Part of story: Ngā manu – birds
… made its final landfall, some time in the 13th century. The King movement A particularly important source of unity for the Waikato people is the King movement. The movement’s formal centre is Tūrangawaewae … marae at Ngāruawāhia. Since its inception in the 1850s, the King movement has always been located in Waikato. The first …
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Part of story: Waikato tribes
… The three main tribal divisions are: Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairoa (traditional northern boundary the Wharerata Ranges south of Poverty Bay) Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga (traditional eastern boundary Hawke Bay) Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa (traditional southern boundary the Remutaka …
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Part of story: Ngāti Kahungunu
… is a saying in Ngāti Tūwharetoa: ‘Ko te tomokanga o te iwi ki te tonga, ki Tokorangi’ (the gateway to Tūwharetoa in the south is at …
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Part of story: Ngāti Tūwharetoa
… glow sticks) to create dramatic performances in the dark. Kī-o-Rahi and tapuae The team sports kī-o-Rahi and tapuae became increasingly popular in the 21st …
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Part of story: Traditional Māori games – ngā tākaro
… Te Kawairirangi, who journeyed north to the great pā Maungakiekie (One Tree Hill) in the present-day Auckland district. … he married the twins Mārei and Māroa. He was treacherously killed in Tāmaki, as was his son Rungaterangi in the Mōkau …
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Part of story: Ngāti Maniapoto
… or Rangiātea, in the Polynesian homeland known as Hawaiki. High priests from all over the Pacific came to Rangiātea … some meaning for the death of Tama’s brother, Whakatūria, killed in a battle with the rival tribe of Uenuku. This … (Cape Runaway) to the inner harbours of Waitematā (Hauraki Gulf). At different places the tohunga Ngātoroirangi …
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Part of story: Te Arawa
… the legs of the ruahine to whakanoa themselves from the killing and bloodshed, which had rendered these men … of women, who hold important roles in Māori society. Peacemaking Peacemaking was an important activity for parties in dispute, and … Tapu and peacemaking …
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Part of story: Te mana o te wāhine – Māori women
… of the North Island, are described in this saying: Mōkau ki runga, Tāmaki ki raro Mangatoatoa ki waenganui Ko Pare Waikato, ko Pare …
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Part of story: Ngāti Toarangatira
… of four tribes occupying the lands between the Hokianga Harbour and Tāmaki (Auckland). The tribes are Te Roroa, Te Uri-o-Hau, Te … Tumutumuwhenua). Each tribe is affiliated with the Māhuhu-ki-te-rangi canoe, which landed on the west coast between …
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Part of story: Ngāti Whātua
… Mataatua , Te Aratāwhao and Hīnakipākau-o-te-rupe As well as being linked to Ngāpuhi in the … Bay of Plenty. According to the traditions two visitors, Hoaki and Taukata, arrived on Hīnakipākau-o-te-rupe from Hawaiki, bringing kao (dried kūmara, …
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Part of story: Canoe traditions
… What are karakia? Karakia are the way people communicate with the gods. Te Rangi … young become wet by the rain Cease, cease the rain. 2 The kī tao type of karakia was used to infuse a weapon with … Karakia …
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Part of story: Traditional Māori religion – ngā karakia a te Māori
… he will often announce himself by saying: Tihē mauriora Ki te whaiao, ki Te Ao Mārama The breath, the energy of life To the …
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Part of story: Te Ao Mārama – the natural world
… Māori believe the appearance of Matariki in the morning sky in mid-winter marks Te Mātahi o te … kōkōrangi, astronomy experts, watch for the rise of Matariki just before dawn, and carefully study the appearance of each star. Whakataukī Matariki has given rise to a number of whakataukī (proverbs). …
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Part of story: Matariki – Te Tau Hou Māori
… of iwi organisations. Te Runanga nui o Ngāti Kahungunu ki te Upoko o Te Ika was the Wellington taura here group for … taura here groups in Auckland for Ngāpuhi – Te Taura Here ki Manurewa (South Auckland) and Te Taura Here o Ngāpuhi ki Waitākere (North and West Auckland). Urban authorities In …
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Part of story: Ngā tāone nui – Māori and the city
… The body is usually displayed in an open casket. Poroporoaki (spoken farewells) continue to be delivered to the person … house. Whānau pani The role of the whānau pani (also called kiri mate, or kura tūohu – bereaved family) has changed in …
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Part of story: Tangihanga – death customs
… brother, Pāpaka Te Naeroa, who died in a battle near Ōtaki. This song, ‘Taku tirotiro noa’ (I look about in vain), … transgressions. Haere rā e Pā ! I ngā tai whakarewa kauri ki te uru. Tūtanga pō noa e roto i ahau; Kei te aha tō hara? Kei ngā ara tahataha nunui a Tiki-māeroero Kei te aha tō hara? Kei ngā tūranga rau a te …
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Part of story: Māori composers – ngā kaitito waiata
… from the Tawhitinui forest, in the Pacific homeland Hawaiki. It survived an epic voyage across the Pacific Ocean and … Whātonga’s second wife, Reretua, bore him a son, Tautoki, and a daughter, Rerekitaiari. Tautoki married Waipuna, a great-granddaughter of …
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Part of story: Rangitāne