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… in 1914 Te Rata and Taingākawa, accompanied by Mita Karaka (Ngati Tahinga and Ngati Hourua) and Hōri Tiro Pāora, travelled to London, as … succession of the kingship was discussed by the visiting rangatira, and again they chose a successor from the kāhui …
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Part of story: Kīngitanga – the Māori King movement
… mother, Emma Driver, derived her high rank in Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Māmoe and Waitaha from her mother, Mōtoitoi, of Otago. … the ancestor Tūhuru of Westland, and was also related to Ngāti Toa of Porirua. A strong influence on Eruera in his … Horomona and his wife, Mīria Henrici, a woman of rank from Ngāti Pāhauwera hapū of Ngāti Kahungunu. The couple were to …
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… as a guardian of the surrounding district. According to Ngāti Māhaki tradition, the four names of Tamaāhua’s wives …
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Part of story: Te mana o te wāhine – Māori women
… wedge of the isthmus that was the first land bought from Ngāti Whātua by the Crown in 1840. It covers 433 hectares in …
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Part of story: Auckland places
… south. A number of hapū (sub-tribes), with Ngāpuhi and/or Ngāti Hine affiliations, have a lengthy association with the …
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Part of story: Northland places
… to be popular with them and they called her 'Pipi' (Bibby). Ngāti Te Whatu-i-āpiti leader Te Hāpuku and his wives were …
Type: Biography
… backside, with its sharp bill stuck into the ground. The Ngāti Awa historian and tohunga (priest) Hāmiora Pio …
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Part of story: Wetland birds
… from a version given by Hūkiki Te Ahukaramū, a 19th-century Ngāti Raukawa chief: Te Pō (night, darkness) Te Ata (dawn) …
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Part of story: Māori creation traditions
… and whānau do not set out to create clones. Respected Ngāti Porou elder Merekaraka Ngarimu explained the …
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Part of story: Whānau – Māori and family
… the nearby Remutaka Range was the boundary between the Ngāti Kahungunu tribe in the Wairarapa and the tribes of Te …
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Part of story: Wellington places
… in south Taranaki in 1868, many Ngā Rauru supported the Ngāti Ruanui resistance leader Tītokowaru. In 1869, …
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Part of story: Ngā Rauru Kītahi
… Zealand: 1.2% Principal tribes and sub-tribes Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Māmoe, Waitaha Population of major urban area, 2013 …
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Part of story: Southland region
… Zealand: 1.2% Principal tribes/sub-tribes Ngāi (Kai) Tahu, Ngāti Mamoe, Waitaha Population of major urban area, 2013 …
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Part of story: South Canterbury region
… in those of more recent arrivals. Around 250 years ago Ngāti Māmoe, originally from the North Island’s east coast, …
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Part of story: Otago region
… passed on to their heirs. Too tapu to walk Hinematioro , a Ngāti Porou leader and woman of mana, was tapu (sacred). She …
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Part of story: Inheritance
… was established as a joint forestry venture with the Crown. Ngāti Tūwharetoa owners forewent an annual rental for the …
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Part of story: Ngā haumi a iwi – Māori investment
… in the 14th century. Later, people from the Rangitāne and Ngāti Kahungunu tribes established a strong presence in the …
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Part of story: Wairarapa region
… have included Tahu Pōtiki (Ngāi Tahu), Malcolm Mulholland (Ngāti Kahungunu) and Peter Moeahu. …
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… near as good as the kererū and tūī. Tumu Used by the Ngāti Raukawa tribe, a tumu was a different type of snaring …
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Part of story: Te tāhere manu – bird catching
… Hapi, Tamamutu, Te Heuheu and Horomatangi – commemorate Ngāti Tūwharetoa notables. Rifle Range Road is a reminder of …
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Part of story: Volcanic Plateau places