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… was born early in the nineteenth century. He belonged to Ngāti Mahuta of Waikato. His parents were Hore and Kahurimu. … was not taken up by the governor, however. Ngāpora and many Ngāti Mahuta, including Te Wherowhero, left Waikato and went … Ngāpora lived at Tokangamutu (Te Kūiti) in the territory of Ngāti Maniapoto, and changed his name to Manuhiri (guest), …
Type: Biography
… waka’s search for its destination. From the late 1700s the Ngāti Māhanga tribe occupied surrounding land. In the 1820s … and in the 1830s it was surveyed by Captain Thomas Wing. Ngāti Māhanga chief Wiremu Nēra Te Awa-i-taia, a Christian … waka, which brought the ancestors of the Ngā Rauru and Ngāti Ruanui tribes to New Zealand. When they discovered …
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Part of story: Waikato places
… also known as Tuohu Moetara, was a leading chief of Ngāti Korokoro and Te Roroa , a magistrate's court assessor … a grand-daughter of Āpihai Te Kawau , principal chief of Ngāti Whātua at Ōrākei. Her paternal grandparents were Rangatira Moetara of Ngāti Korokoro, a signatory to the Treaty …
Type: Biography
… Ngāti Tarāwhai Within one hapū in particular, Ngāti Tarāwhai of Te Arawa, the art of whakairo continued to … in New Zealand. As they were allies of the government, Ngāti Tarāwhai’s lands were not confiscated, and they …
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Part of story: Whakairo – Māori carving
… the child was his, even if it was raised by its parents. Ngāti Pou A Ngāti Pou chief from Waikato requested that his … grew up and married a relative by the name of Te Horeta. Ngāti Whanaunga A Ngāti Whanaunga chief asked that his …
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Part of story: Whāngai – customary fostering and adoption
… Turner as blind representatives to the foundation’s board. Ngāti Kāpo o Aotearoa This Māori health and disability … was founded in 1983. In the 2010s it had over 15 regional Ngāti Kāpo rōpu (groups) and provided support ‘by kāpo Māori and their whānau for kāpo Māori and their whānau.’ 1 Ngāti Kāpu activities include peer support, policy advice, …
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Part of story: Disability and disability organisations
… in the 1975 Māori land march to Parliament. Matiu Rata (Ngāti Kurī, Te Aupōuri, Ngāti Whātua), the Labour government’s minister of Māori … heard by the tribunal was lodged by Joe Hawke and others of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei and concerned fishery rights in the …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Waitangi Tribunal – Te Rōpū Whakamana
… te tiriti went into the central North Island, Te Arawa and Ngāti Tūwharetoa rangatira refused to sign it. The impact of … were not prepared to allow British interference. Tāraia (Ngāti Tamaterā and Ngāti Maru) of Thames and Tūpaea (Ngāi Te Rangi) of Tauranga …
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Part of story: Te Tiriti o Waitangi – the Treaty of Waitangi
… long and successful association with golf. Kurupō Tāreha of Ngāti Kahungunu won the New Zealand Amateur Championship in … Ranji Wilson (of West Indian descent) and Parekura Tureia (Ngāti Porou) – were not allowed to play in South Africa. In 1928 rugby great George Nēpia (Ngāti Porou) was left out of the All Black team which toured …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Māori and sport – hākinakina
… which is now in the Auckland Museum. The canoe was built by Ngāti Matawhāiti of Ngāti Kahungunu. It is 85 feet long with a beam of 6 feet, … with a figure-head and a stern post. Te Waaka Tarakau of Ngāti Matawhāiti presented the canoe to Perohuka. He and six …
Type: Biography
… descended from Kahungunu and Tara; his principal hapū were Ngāti Kahukura-nui, Ngāti Moe and Ngāti Meroiti. His mother, Haumai-te-rangi, also known as …
Type: Biography
… of gifted and dedicated producers such as Selwyn Muru (of Ngāti Kurī) and Haare Williams (Ngāi Tūhoe and Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki) in Auckland, and Whai Ngata (Ngāti Porou) and Hāmuera Mitchell (Te Arawa) in Wellington. …
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Part of story: Māori radio – reo irirangi
… involving horses have often been held. In the early 2000s, Ngāti Porou’s inter-marae competition, Pā Wars, included … was based at Papawai, near Greytown. It was supported by Ngāti Kahungunu leader Tamahau Mahupuku, who supplied a …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Hōiho – horses and iwi
… descendants on the Māhia Peninsula identify themselves as Ngāti Rongomaiwahine rather than as Ngāti Kahungunu: they believe her to be of superior lineage. …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Ngāti Kahungunu
… Chief Tūwharetoa Ngāti Tūwharetoa take their name from a powerful chief who … from the Tauranga district. This established links between Ngāti Tūwharetoa and the Whakatāne and Tauranga areas. …
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Part of story: Ngāti Tūwharetoa
… river of the same name. The area is the home principally of Ngāti Whare, a sub-tribe of Ngāi Tūhoe, and includes the … Park (administered by the Department of Conservation). Ngāti Whare exercise kaitiakitanga (guardianship) over the …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Bay of Plenty places
… about the wars, as well as a study with Joanna Kidman (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Toa Rangatira) and other historians of how the wars …
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Part of story: New Zealand Wars
… Hota and, in later life, as Hūria Mātenga. Of Te Āti Awa , Ngāti Tama and Ngāti Toa descent, she was able to trace her genealogy back … in the Tokomaru canoe. Her paternal grandfather was Ngāti Tama leader Te Pūoho-o-te-rangi , a renowned warrior. …
Type: Biography
… Victoria University of Wellington Dr Maria Bargh (Te Arawa, Ngāti Kearoa, Ngāti Tuara, Ngāti Awa), Lecturer, Te Kawa a Māori – School of Māori …
Type: Basic page
… 1940 at Whanganui. His father was Ruka Rākei Broughton of Ngāti Hine, a hapū of Ngāti Ruanui ; his mother was Rēhia Bella Toherangi Whiu of Ngāti Maika, a hapū of Ngā Rauru. Ruka had a brother, …
Type: Biography