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… that has been adopted by the descendants of Te Ngahuru is Ngāti Koura, although it would have been more appropriate to … little is known except that he belonged originally to Ngāti Te Ehutū, more commonly known as Te Whānau-a-Te-Ehutū, … in which various leaders realigned their tribal alliances. Ngāti Rongo, a hapū of Tūhoe, applied to their kinsfolk of …
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… Raukawa Ngāti Raukawa trace descent from Raukawa. He was of Tainui … (the eastern districts of the North Island), particularly Ngāti Kahungunu. Raukawa was born 20–25 generations ago at … are not well known. However, many illustrious ancestors of Ngāti Raukawa have richly influenced the history of the …
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Part of story: Ngāti Raukawa
… wars between 1815 and 1840 were particularly damaging for Ngāti Whātua. They had fared well in traditional conflicts … before this. In the north, for example, Te Roroa and other Ngāti Whātua tribes had defeated Ngāpuhi at Moremonui in the battle of Te Kai-a-te-karoro (food for seagulls). Ngāti Whātua of Tāmaki fought intermittent campaigns, …
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Part of story: Ngāti Whātua
… Ngāti Porou’s population grew rapidly from the early 1900s … opportunities. ‘Kei te aha country’ Koro Dewes, a Ngāti Porou elder, demonstrated the tribe’s particular … ‘Kei te aha’ is known as the most distinctive greeting of Ngāti Porou. 2000 onwards In 2013 the tribe numbered almost …
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Part of story: Ngāti Porou
… in the early 19th century, other tribes from the north – Ngāti Whātua, Te Roroa, Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Toa – raided Taranaki, armed with muskets. They … buy muskets for further expeditions. Migrations south The Ngāti Toa tribe of Kāwhia was also under pressure from …
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Part of story: Taranaki tribe
… transaction. When this was being negotiated, Ngāti Apa had not understood that European settlement would … moved north and established farms. Although the people of Ngāti Apa had been guaranteed ongoing rights to snare birds … food-gathering areas, forcing dramatic changes to the Ngāti Apa way of life. Crown land purchasing agents took …
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Part of story: Ngāti Apa
… Waikato and Ngāti Maniapoto strike back Seeking revenge for the losses at Motunui in 1822, Waikato and Ngāti Maniapoto forces invaded Taranaki, taking Pukerangiora … consisted of various sub-tribes of Te Āti Awa, including Ngāti Te Whiti, Ngāti Tawhirikura and Te Matehou. At Ōtaka, …
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Part of story: Te Āti Awa of Wellington
… Te Rauparaha was the son of Werawera, of Ngāti Toa, and his second wife, Parekōwhatu (Parekōhatu), of Ngāti Raukawa. He is said to have been a boy when James … not of the highest rank, he rose to the leadership of Ngāti Toa because of his aggressive defence of his tribe's …
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… builder of the nearby pā of Kaiapoi. Tūhuru was a chief of Ngāti Waewae, a hapū of Ngāi Tahu. He reached adulthood … of the West Coast, and fought with the local people, Ngāti Wairangi. They destroyed Ngāti Wairangi's pā at Māwhera (Greymouth) and returned …
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… Hōtereni (Willoughby Shortland) Taipari, the chief of Ngāti Maru , who had succeeded his father, Hauāuru Taipari, … Hōtereni, in 1880. Eruini's mother was Tāwai Meketānara of Ngāti Awa, his father's second and concurrent wife; Wīrope's first wife, Mereana Mokomoko of Ngāti Awa, was childless. Eruini was descended from all five …
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… Te Purewa had links with many hapū of Tūhoe: Ngā Potiki, Ngāti Huri (Tamakaimoana), Ngāi Tamatea, Ngāti Rongo and Te Māhurehure. Through his mother, Kōkāmutu, he had connections with Ngāti Whakaue of Te Arawa, and through his father, Tihi, …
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… the inner harbour of present day Napier. As a Ngāti Kahungunu leader, Tareahi inherited his ancestral … rights in this district from his mother, Te Huripatu, of Ngāti Hinepare. His father, Waitaringa, belonged to Ngāi Tākaha, a hapū who lived under the mana of Ngāti Te Ūpokoiri, on the upper Ngaruroro River. In the …
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… from Hineipu, sister of Te Mangapai, a great chief of Ngāti Tamaterā and Ngāti Maru, and one of the last great conquerors of the … Peninsula and Hauraki hinterlands from an early tribe, Ngāti Huarere. Tāraia was descended from early marriage …
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… The Ngāti Porou tribe derive their name from the ancestor Porourangi. According to the Ngāti Porou scholar Sir Apirana Ngata, Porourangi and his … in the Gisborne and East Coast regions. Māui The story of Ngāti Porou lies in mythology, legend, oral tradition and …
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Part of story: Ngāti Porou
… Ngāti Pāoa Ngāti Pāoa descend from the ancestor Pāoa, who migrated from … Rautao, a descendant of Marutūahu, and Kapetaua of Ngāti Pāoa, conquered much of Tāmaki (Auckland) in separate battles. Ngāti Pāoa fought a number of campaigns against Ngāti Whātua …
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Part of story: Tāmaki tribes
… Tribal beginnings in the north In Ngāti Awa’s earliest days a large group of the tribe … belonged to the tribe. After a long series of battles with Ngāti Whātua and Ngāpuhi, there was a general exodus of Ngāti Awa from the north in about 1600. There were two paths …
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Part of story: Ngāti Awa
… married the famous Waikato woman chief Reipae. Ngātiwai Ngātiwai are descended from Manaia (the captain of the Māhuhu-ki-te-rangi or Ruakaramea canoe) and his people Ngāti Manaia, and are another early Whangārei tribe. The …
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Part of story: Whangārei tribes
… human movements. 1820s: tribal migrations Armed parties of Ngāti Toa and Ngāti Raukawa from the Waikato region came into Manawatū and … The leader of the Tainui invaders was Te Rauparaha of Ngāti Toa. From 1822, with Te Āti Awa allies from Taranaki, …
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Part of story: Manawatū and Horowhenua region
… to the Taranaki tribe. The main hapū (sub-tribes) are Ngāti Tairi, Ngā Mahanga, Ngāti Moeahu, Ngāti Haupoto and Waiotama, Ngāti Tuhekerangi, Ngāti Tara, …
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Part of story: Taranaki tribe
… Land confiscation The Ngāti Awa chief Tamatearehe was speaking about his own tribe … when the Europeans arrived. Initial interaction between Ngāti Awa and European settlers was largely successful, if … the tribe’s desire to guard their sovereignty meant that Ngāti Awa and the colonial government were on a collision …
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Part of story: Ngāti Awa