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… Tapsell took as his wife Hine-i-tūrama (Hineatūrama) Ngātiki , a high-ranking woman of Ngāti Whakaue of Te Arawa. They were to have six children. … the Matamata chief Te Waharoa brought a war party of Ngāti Hauā to Maketū, and with the help of Ngāi Te Rangi, …
Type: Biography
… Te Tuhi was born in Waikato. He belonged to Ngāti Mahuta. His father was Paratene Te Maioha, a cousin of … one country. The paper's criticism of the King so incensed Ngāti Mahuta and their allies that on 24 March 1863 80 armed … Waikato. Two factions developed in the King movement, with Ngāti Maniapoto and some lower Waikato chiefs advocating …
Type: Biography
… on 4 June 1882. His father, Wēpiha Te Wainohu, belonged to Ngāti Pāhauwera and Ngāti Kura Hikakawa of Ngāti Kahungunu , and was a direct descendant of Kahungunu …
Type: Biography
… of Te Mātenga Taiaroa and Hine-i-whāriua of Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Mamoe. His father, Rāniera Tāheke Ellison, was the son of Thomas Ellison and Te Ikairaua (Te Ikaraua) of Ngāti Moehau, a hapū of Te Āti Awa. Tom Ellison, the third … and his second wife, Caroline Brown, of Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Mamoe. They had three children, two of whom died in …
Type: Biography
… Hika, they travelled south to attack other iwi – notably Ngāti Pāoa, Ngāti Maru, Waikato, Te Arawa and Ngāti Whātua – from 1819 through the 1820s. These wars …
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Part of story: Northland region
… a farmhand from Papawai. His tribal affiliations included Ngāti Kahungunu , Rangitāne and Ngāti Koata. Jack was one of a family of 13 children and …
Type: Biography
… Meri Te Tai was of Ngāti Te Rēinga, Ngāti Manawa and Te Kaitūtae, three hapū of Te Rarawa . She … 1890s she became the third wife of Hāmiora Mangakāhia , of Ngāti Whanaunga and other Coromandel hapū. He was an …
Type: Biography
… of present day Waharoa, on a ridge above the Waitoa River, Ngāti Hauā chief Te Waharoa established a pā in 1830. An … years later shifted to Rangiaowhia, near Te Awamutu. Peria Ngāti Hauā chief Wiremu Tāmihana Tarapīpipi, sometimes … is at the centre of an area that has long been occupied by Ngāti Raukawa. The Ōkauia thermal pools were developed as a …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Waikato places
… great-grandson Atuamatua was born, the people were known as Ngāti Ohomairangi and lived in the village of Maketū. … Oro and Makaa became the leading family group of Ngāti Ohomairangi. Then war descended on the isle of … the eating of Houmaitawhiti’s dog, Pōtaka Tawhiti. Over 30 Ngāti Ohomairangi tribe members accompanied Tama. Among them …
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Part of story: Te Arawa
… daughter of Kāwana Rōpiha (also known as Kāwana Hūnia) of Ngāti Tauira, and Mere Rikiriki of Ngāti Te Rangitepaia. She had links with Rangitāne and Ngāti Apa and was raised near Parewanui, Rangitīkei. She was …
Type: Biography
… of the river's lower reaches, but mainly to Ngāti Pamoana. A church (named Pepara) had been constructed … the way towards letting her speak in church by telling Ngāti Pamoana about Smith and her work. Although resistance … work, and in the late 1950s she was adopted as a member of Ngāti Pamoana. Following a visit to her English family in …
Type: Biography
… is like the crowded house of Te Ao Kapurangi) refers to a Ngāti Rangiwewehi chieftainess who protected her people from … Ao Kapurangi’s thighs would be protected. The survival of Ngāti Rangiwewehi was due to the protection afforded by this … of Te Rangiita on the eastern shore of Lake Taupō, the Ngāti Raukawa ancestress Waitapu was given in marriage to Te …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Te mana o te wāhine – Māori women
… known example is that attributed to Te Horetā Te Taniwha of Ngāti Whanaunga (of the Coromandel Peninsula). The story is … Kawiti of Ngāpuhi, Te Kooti of Rongowhakaata, Tītokowaru of Ngāti Ruanui and Rewi Maniapoto of Ngāti Maniapoto. In southern Taranaki, based at Parihaka, …
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Part of story: Māori
… The arrival of Te Arawa Ngāti Tūwharetoa trace their origins to the Te Arawa canoe, … of the country. These lands are the ancestral home of Ngāti Tūwharetoa. The high priest and his followers moved … Lake Taupō, he was disappointed to find a large tribe, Ngāti Hotu, already living there. Taupō-nui-a-Tia Tia …
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Part of story: Ngāti Tūwharetoa
… mid-1920s. Near the distinctive Rātana church is a marae of Ngāti Uenuku, a sub-tribe of Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi. … 49. A long-established pā, Maungarongo, is the home of Ngāti Rangi, a sub-tribe of Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi. … two small lakes. Rangataua Forest is a sacred place of Ngāti Rangi. Karioi Farming and forestry locality, 13 km …
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Part of story: Whanganui places
… the peace agreement, the two men exchanged weapons. In 1885 Ngāti Maniapoto chief Wahanui presented Premier John … indicate that no more bloodshed was to take place between Ngāti Maniapoto and Europeans. Weapons as taonga Weapons … of noted peace-makings, of slaughters grim and great.’ 1 Ngāti Toa warrior chief Te Rauparaha possessed a well-known …
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Part of story: Mau rākau – Māori use of weaponry
… southerly and Rakamaomao’s child Tiu is the northerly. To Ngāti Porou, tonga huruhuru is the south-south-east wind. … believing that this was the Māori name. Rēweti Kōhere of Ngāti Porou noted that the name was actually Ūāwa. Māori who … between lightning and death was described by the Ngāti Porou leader Tuta Nihoniho: Signs on the mountain A …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Tāwhirimātea – the weather
… supporters in 1864. Many sub-tribes, most of them linked to Ngāti Pikiao, have rights around the lake. Ngāti Pikiao gifted land to the Crown in 1920, ensuring that …
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Part of story: Volcanic Plateau places
… Ngāi Tūhoe people of Urewera to weave fine patterned mats. Ngāti Porou sought the ‘Tākirikau’ cultivar for making … piupiu (kilts). The ‘Kōhunga’ cultivar produced muka that Ngāti Maniapoto used for their finest cloaks. Whanganui …
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Part of story: Flax and flax working
… When Te Rangi Huata organised the first modern public Ngāti Kahungunu Matariki celebrations in Hastings in 2000, … doing so. In 2021, between 2,500 and 9,000 people attended Ngāti Kahungunu’s major events. Books by astronomy and …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Matariki – Te Tau Hou Māori