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… Te Matakātea was a principal chief of Ngāti Haumiti hapū of the Taranaki tribe. Born probably in … at the mouth of the Kāpuni Stream, in the territory of his Ngāti Ruanui relatives. Te Matakātea also became involved in … and Te Wahanui. Te Matakātea gathered remnants of Ngāti Ruanui, including his cousin Hukunui Manaia , into …
Type: Biography
… (the assemblage), Te Uri or Ngā Uri (the descendants), Ngāti, Ngā, Ngāi, Aitanga or Te Āti (the people or … Te Uri-o-Rātā: The Descendants of Rātā (Bay of Islands) Ngāti Tama: The People of Tama (Taranaki) Ngāpuhi: The … of the North Island, where several iwi and hapū related to Ngāti Porou took their names from female ancestors. New …
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Part of story: Tribal organisation
… Kupe arrived in New Zealand he found only one island. The Ngāti Kahungunu elder Īhāia Hūtana referred to Kupe … (dance accompanied with song). The chief Te Rauparaha of Ngāti Toarangatira, who settled at Kāpiti in the 1820s, … to the area. This version was written down by Mohi Tūrei of Ngāti Porou, who attributes it to the Ngāti Kahungunu …
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Part of story: Whenua – how the land was shaped
… from Te Rangi cove to Ōroi. He led an attack on the pā of Ngāti Kahungunu in Maungakāhia, to avenge the murder of his … pā inland at Waiaua to seal off retaliatory raids by Ngāti Kahungunu. He occupied several pā at Waiaua, including … Rēpanga’s descendant, Ruatakena, became the ancestor of the Ngāti Ruatakena tribe (now known as Ngāti Rua). Muriwai’s …
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Part of story: Te Whakatōhea
… are the tangata whenua (local tribe) of Coromandel. Ngāti Whanaunga and Ngāti Pāoa share that status in the wider area. Mining … Manaia, 10 km south of Coromandel town, was gifted by Ngāti Maru to Ngāti Pukenga in recognition of assistance …
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Part of story: Hauraki–Coromandel places
… The East Coast region is home to the related tribes of Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Rongowhakaata and Ngāi Tāmanuhiri (previously known as Ngāi Tahupō). Ngāti Porou, the largest of these tribes, inhabits the area … in the Waiapu valley. Occupying the district south of Ngāti Porou, in the area now called Poverty Bay, are Te …
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Part of story: East Coast region
… the Tainui canoe, she was a woman of mana, who belonged to Ngāti Rangiwewehi and Tapuika hapū. Her two brothers, Te … and some of the fugitives had been killed at Ōhinemutu by Ngāti Whakaue. In February 1823 a great war expedition set … Wera Hauraki that she was concerned for the safety of her Ngāti Awa relatives who were living in this valley. He …
Type: Biography
… of Ānaru Mākiwhara (Andrew Maxwell) of Ngāi Tai and Ngāti Paoa, the last tohunga-tā-moko (tattoo expert) from Waikato, and his wife, Ngāpāoa Peti Herewini of Ngāti Naho, Ngāti Hourua, Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Hinetū and Ngāti Paoa. …
Type: Biography
… Hine-i-paketia was related to the Wairarapa peoples, Ngāti Kahukura-awhitia and Ngāti Moe. She was the descendant of peoples whose marriage … concluded a long war, several generations earlier, between Ngāti Te Manawa-kawa, Ngāti Te Rehunga, Ngāi Tahu and …
Type: Biography
… She was descended from Te Hina-ariki, ancestor of Ngāti Te Hina, and was connected with Wairarapa Ngāi Tahu. Te Korou and his family were also connected with Ngāti Wheke, Te Matehau, Ngāti Te Hauaitū, Ngāti Te Tohinga, Ngāti Te Umu and Ngāti …
Type: Biography
… Te Mamaku, a chief of Ngāti Hāua-te-rangi, was born probably in the late … a descendant of Tamahina. He had connections with Ngāti Maniapoto, Te Āti Awa and Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi. … the sister of Te Kere Ngātai-e-rua, a tohunga and leader of Ngāti Tū. Te Mamaku and Hera were married at Pūtiki …
Type: Biography
… , the founder of the Pai Mārire faith. He was a member of Ngāti Rangiwewehi of Te Arawa . The date and place of his … prevented from reaching the Kaingaroa plains by a force of Ngāti Manawa and Ngāti Rangitihi. According to one account, in the course of …
Type: Biography
… came in the 19th century was Manuel José, who married into Ngāti Porou. His descendants, known as the Pāniora (Spanish) of Ngāti Porou, number in the thousands. The number of … Madeira, and arrived as crew on American whaling ships. One Ngāti Kahungunu family has a Portuguese whaler in its …
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Part of story: Other Western Europeans
… Early contact For Ngāti Maniapoto, like many other tribes, early European … King Country. Their descendants are well-known members of Ngāti Maniapoto. Mere Te Wai married Te Toko Turner, the son … was dressed and sent to the Auckland market and beyond. Ngāti Maniapoto also owned the ships Rere-wiki , Parininihi …
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Part of story: Ngāti Maniapoto
… was born in the Bay of Islands at Waiōmio, the cradle of Ngāti Hine, in 1807; his name at birth was Te Kūhanga. He … survive. In his will he left an account of events affecting Ngāti Hine during his lifetime. He also composed waiata, one of which is still sung by Ngāti Hine. Maihi is said to have been slightly injured in …
Type: Biography
… of central North Island iwi made up of Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Whare, Ngāti Manawa, Ngāti Raukawa and the Affiliate …
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Part of story: Te Māori i te ohanga – Māori in the economy
… of the South Island. The West Coast was occupied by Ngāti Wairangi in the 16th or 17th centuries. By the time of first European contact in the early 19th century Ngāti Waewae, a hapū of Ngāi Tahu, claimed ownership of much … north Canterbury was a major trading centre. In 1831–32 a Ngāti Rārua group, led by Niho and Takere, invaded the West …
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Part of story: West Coast region
… of Waitangi Day in 1940, politician Apirana Ngata (Ngāti Porou) drew attention to Māori concerns over race … Committee. In 1981 the investitures of Sir Graham Latimer (Ngāti Kahu) and Dame Whina Cooper (Te Rarawa) were targeted … as the pinnacle of Waitangi Day activism. Eva Rickard (Ngāti Koata, Ngāti Toa, Tainui, Taranaki) was appointed …
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Part of story: Ngā rōpū tautohetohe – Māori protest movements
… Murupaenga, leader of Ngāti Rongo, a hapū of Ngāti Whātua , was born, according to one calculation, about … and Kaipara harbours, who were related to both Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Whātua . About 1806 Murupaenga called together a war …
Type: Biography
… Tohi Te Ururangi was a renowned warrior and leader of Ngāti Whakaue section of Te Arawa . He was born probably in … Tūteaiti. His mother, Hinepapa, had connections with Ngāti Pikiao and other sections of Te Arawa. Tohi and his … trader Phillip Tapsell and Hine-i-tūrama (Hineatūrama) Ngātiki of Ngāti Whakaue. The second wife of Tohi was Ngāpī; …
Type: Biography