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… and environs. Tara’s people were originally known as Ngāi Tara, but more recently they have taken the name … a son called Tūteremoana who became the paramount chief of Ngāi Tara. His name has been given to rocks on a beach just … Reef in Wellington Harbour. Tribal boundaries Traditionally Ngāi Tara occupied the area bounded by the Tararua Ranges in …
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Part of story: Muaūpoko
… birth and parentage, but he was almost certainly from Ngāi Tūkairangi and Ngāti Tapu, hapū of Ngāi Te Rangi, who lived respectively at Ōtamataha pā and on … cared for by missionaries who, because of the war between Ngāi Te Rangi and Te Arawa, did not have their families with …
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… 1800–1840: the occupation of Te Whanganui-a-Tara By 1800 Ngāi Tara (later Muaūpoko) were sharing their traditional … towards others is a precious treasure. Rongo, a chief of Ngāi Tara, wanted to end warfare with the Rangitāne people. … up the branch, confirming the choice of peace. After this, Ngāi Tara and Rangitāne became staunch allies and ‘Rongo’ …
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Part of story: Muaūpoko
… Treaty settlements and assets The total assets held between Ngāi Tahu and Tainui were over one billion dollars in 2008. Ngāi Tahu Holdings had $600 million worth of assets under … with a collective of central North Island iwi made up of Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Whare, …
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Part of story: Te Māori i te ohanga – Māori in the economy
… between Te Arawa on the one hand, and the tribes of Ngāi Te Rangi (descendants of Rangihouhiri) and Ngāti Awa on … Arawa suffered many casualties. Nevertheless, they defeated Ngāi Te Rangi and regained control of Maketū. The territory … Months later, Te Waharoa attempted to avenge the defeat of Ngāi Te Rangi by attacking Te Arawa at the Te …
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Part of story: Te Arawa
… and Waikato warriors and went to Tauranga to join his Ngāi Te Rangi allies. Te Arawa gathered at Maketū but Te … killed there. On 5 May Te Arawa attacked and captured the Ngāi Te Rangi pā of Te Tūmū. Haerehuka may have been at the … at Te Koutu. Fighting continued between Te Arawa and Ngāi Te Rangi throughout the late 1830s and into the 1840s. …
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… Hikairo attempted to form an alliance of Te Arawa with Ngāi Te Rangi of Tauranga against Ngāpuhi. Other Te Arawa tribes refused, but Ngāti Rangiwewehi joined Ngāi Te Rangi and initially defeated Ngāpuhi. Hikairo … of Tūhourangi, and planned an attack on Ngāti Hauā allies Ngāi Te Rangi at their pā at Te Tūmū in May 1836. Hikairo …
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… eastern boundary between the two tribes of Te Wakanui and Ngāi Tai at Tōrere, and inland from Te Rangi cove to Ōroi. … fought many battles against their eastern neighbour Ngāi Tai at Tōrere, to keep them out of Waiaua. The defining … of Punāhamoa, before the arrival of the missionaries. The Ngāi Tai chief Tūterangikūrei was killed, and his head …
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Part of story: Te Whakatōhea
… the daughter of Te Mātenga Taiaroa and Hine-i-whāriua of Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Mamoe. His father, Rāniera Tāheke … including 51 tries. Tom Ellison took a keen interest in Ngāi Tahu land claims: he was appointed an interpreter in … John Howell and his second wife, Caroline Brown, of Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Mamoe. They had three children, two of …
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… than his young bride. During the wars between Te Arawa and Ngāi Te Rangi in the Bay of Plenty in the mid 1830s, Hine-i-tūrama, by virtue of her kinship with Ngāi Te Rangi leader Tūpaea , ensured the safety of Tapsell … 's persuasion, she and Tapsell went into Te Tumu, the Ngāi Te Rangi pā near Maketū, to attempt to make peace. A …
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… Awa allies attacked Queen Charlotte Sound. Following this Ngāi Tahu were attacked and killed at Kaikōura. A war party … were able to conquer much of the South Island. However, Ngāi Tahu now had muskets and were much more difficult to … early 1837. On hearing of Te Pūoho’s arrival, experienced Ngāi Tahu war leader Tūhawaiki gathered a war party and …
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Part of story: Musket wars
… Ngata as Ngā Uri o Toi. Among them were: Ruawaipū (later Ngāi Tuere), in the territory north of the Maraehara valley … the southern part of Mt Hikurangi and the coast at Tūpāroa. Ngāi Tuere In the conflict known as Te Heke a Ngāi Tuere, the descendants of Tuere (Porourangi’s grandson) …
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Part of story: Ngāti Porou
… or Puihi , daughter of Tāwaho and Parewhakarau of Ngāi Tūkairangi, a hapū of Ngāi Te Rangi, and she began to accompany him on his trips. … of Faulkner's stores was looted by British troops in 1864, Ngāi Te Rangi protected his property. Land which had …
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… Ruawahine, of Ngāi Tūkairangi hapū of Ngāi Te Rangi , was the daughter of Tāwaho and Parewhakarau. … needed to allow his trading ventures to prosper. He became Ngāi Tūkairangi's Pākehā, accepted as a member of the tribe …
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… South Wales in 1884, included Māori players Jack Taiaroa (Ngāi Tahu) and Joe Warbrick (Te Arawa). In the 2000s the … Football Union (NZRFU) was formed in 1892. Tom Ellison (Ngāi Tahu), who had played in the 1888 Native team, … father of Māori rugby, Wiremu 'Ned' Teihoka Parata (Ngāi Tahu), to take a team to Australia in 1910. …
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Part of story: Māori rugby – whutupaoro
… Mapepe Isaac, was the daughter of Alice Pohe Whaitiri of Ngāi Taoka, a hapū of Ngāi Tahu , with descent lines also from Ngāti Mamoe and … a people of mixed Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Ira, Rangitāne and Ngāi Tara descent. He inherited land interests at …
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… Mākarini Kaikino, was a chief of high rank in Ngāti Koura, Ngāi Te Riu, Ngāti Muriwai and Ngāti Hinekura, hapū of the … no children and he later married Hineana (or Pirihira) of Ngāi Te Riu of Ruatāhuna, with whom he had six daughters. … political matters. Tamarau also had a third wife, Roka, of Ngāi Te Riu. In 1864 Hineana and Tamarau travelled with …
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… pā at Maketū was raided in a combined attack by Waikato and Ngāi Te Rangi, led by Te Waharoa of Ngāti Hauā, in March … son of Tohi Te Ururangi, was captured at Katikati by Ngāi Te Rangi when the trading cutter Nimble , on which he … party he sailed to Tūhua (Mayor Island) and attacked the Ngāi Te Rangi people of Te Whānau-a-Tauwhao. Some of the …
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… When the government sent troops to Tauranga in January 1864 Ngāi Te Rangi warriors hurried home to defend their … the east bank of the lower Wairoa River. At Pōterīwhi, Ngāi Te Rangi met and agreed to a code of humane and … military force. Greer did not respond and by early April Ngāi Te Rangi, under their commander Rāwiri Puhirake, began …
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… affiliated. The figures below show the number who indicated Ngāi Tūhoe (including those who indicated more than one …
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Part of story: Ngāi Tūhoe