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… and seventh of eleven children. They were of Te Arawa , of Ngāti Pikiao and Ngāti Pukenga descent through their mother, Katerina Te …
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… grandmother was Erihāpeti Kaumoana of Pirirākau hapū of Ngāti Ranginui , and his maternal grandmother was Ruawahine … Wynyard Garlick, whose mother, Maria Tapsell, was of Ngāti Whakaue . Twin boys, the sons of Mere's brother, were …
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… Hauraki, East Cape and Taranaki, and is exemplified by Ngāti Whātua carvings. In this style figures have cone-like … to the Te Arawa tribes when the East Coast tribe of Ngāti Awa offered them one as a wedding gift. By the 1830s …
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Part of story: Whakairo – Māori carving
… Māori and Mete Kīngi Te Rangi Paetahi (Ngā Poutama and Ngāti Tumango) the MP for Western Māori. Both men … unopposed. In Eastern Māori, Tāreha Te Moananui (Ngāti Kahungunu) won by a single vote. Southern Māori saw a …
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Part of story: Tōrangapū – Māori and political parties
… War Effort Organisation (MWEO) headed by Paraire Paikea of Ngāti Whātua worked alongside the Native Department to … in Wellington’s Māori community as a founding member of the Ngāti Pōneke Māori cultural club, a carving tutor at Wi Tako …
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Part of story: Ngā take Māori – government policy and Māori
… several battles with two tribes already living there, Ngāti Māmoe and Waitaha, and today’s tribe members are … the West Coast. In the early 1830s it was sacked by the Ngāti Toa chief, Te Rauparaha, but his raids from the North …
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Part of story: Canterbury region
… At Te Maire his overtures were welcomed by a branch of Ngāti Raukawa led by Taikapurua and his relative Ihakara … of Hadfield made his position untenable. Various of his Ngāti Raukawa supporters threatened to withdraw to …
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… exercised mana over these extensive territories, notably Ngāti Toa leader Te Rauparaha and his nephew Te Rangihaeata, … in 1847 Governor George Grey ‘re’-purchased the Wairau from Ngāti Toa. The deed covered land as far south as Kaiapoi in …
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Part of story: Marlborough region
… Pōtikirua Point is the northern boundary marker of the Ngāti Porou tribal district. It is on the coast between … house) beside the tree. Te Araroa was the home of the famed Ngāti Porou tipuna Tūwhakairiora. A fighting leader, he …
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Part of story: East Coast places
… similar magnitude had also struck in April 1897. There is a Ngāti Apa marae on the road to Whangaehu beach. Rātana … Kōitiata, was built in the 1920s. On the road to it is Ngāti Apa’s Tini-wai-tara marae and the Anglican church Te …
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Part of story: Whanganui places
… went into abeyance. Mana and Kāpiti: whalers, traders and Ngāti Toa During the 1820s and 1830s most European interest … Europeans were farming there. The islands were the heart of Ngāti Toa territory. Te Rauparaha lived on Kāpiti, and …
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Part of story: Wellington region
… of the Warawara Forest Park public conservation lands. Ngāti Kuri’s historic treaty claims were settled on 7 … of $2.23 million. Among the sites of significance vested in Ngāti Kuri were Te Rerenga Wairua and Kapowairua at the …
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Part of story: Muriwhenua tribes
… tribe, led by Hongi Hika , devastated southerly tribes, and Ngāti Toa , under Te Rauparaha , attacked Ngāi Tahu in the …
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Part of story: History
… took part as an unofficial volunteer in the skirmish with Ngati Hineuru adherents of Pai Marire at Omarunui, near … captain in command of native contingents of Te Arawa and Ngati Kahungunu, and was generally referred to as 'Captain …
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… by the nineteenth century often regarded as a hapū of Ngāti Kahungunu. His maternal grandfather, Tūtohengārangi … overseeing the distribution of funds for the education of Ngāti Kahungunu children. In 1959 he was appointed a …
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… often described them as taniwha, or water spirits. The Ngātiwai people, who used to live on the Poor Knights, Great … accompanied Hinepoupou on her famous long-distance swim. Ngāti Kuia believe the dolphin was Kaikaiawaro, although … traditions believe it was Kahurangi. Hinepoupou, of the Ngāti Kuia tribe, had been abandoned by her husband and his …
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Part of story: Dolphins
… and exotic forest. Te Hāroto Settlement based around the Ngāti Hineuru marae in the mountain ranges on State Highway … Range close to the Waipunga River, and was originally a Ngāti Hineuru settlement. The colonial government built a …
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Part of story: Hawke’s Bay places
… Māori occupied the island until the early 19th century. Ngāti Awa and Tūhoe people continued to visit for food … and between 1986 and 1993. The island is important to both Ngāti Awa and Te Whakatōhea tribes. It is now a privately …
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Part of story: Bay of Plenty places
… was an eloquent speaker of Māori and was known to Ngāti Tūwharetoa as Pā Ateriano. Langerwerf worked … looked to the bush for an alternative local industry. Since Ngāti Tūwharetoa owned most of the timber between Waihī and …
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… natural ingredients, are exported around the world. The Ngāti Raukawa marae, Parewahawaha, was originally on the … the marae is now on the west bank. Pārewanui is a former Ngāti Apa centre, 8km south-west of Bulls. The parents of …
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Part of story: Whanganui places