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… time in being able to claim descent from the six hapū of Ngāti Whakaue – Te Roro-o-te-rangi, Ngāti Tūnohopū, Te Rangi-i-waho, Ngāti Pūkākī, Ngāti Taeōtū and Ngāti Te Hurungaterangi. His …
Type: Biography
… Rāpata Wahawaha, of Te Aowera hapū of Ngāti Porou, was born at either Te Puia or Akuaku, in the … prominent warrior in the wars that led to the emergence of Ngāti Porou. By his own account Wahawaha was a child when … when he was captured in 1828 in a land dispute between Ngāti Porou and Rongowhakaata. Wahawaha became the slave of …
Type: Biography
… Rāwiri Rota Tāhiwi, a Native Land Court assessor, was of Ngāti Raukawa , and of the hapū Ngāti Maiōtaki. His mother, Keita Koa, was also known as … and Keita Pera. She was Te Arawa, and had connections with Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Pūkākī, Ngāti Tahu and Ngāti Whaoa. …
Type: Biography
… affiliated. The figures below show the number who indicated Ngāti Raukawa (including those who named more than one … to indicate a (single) tribal affiliation was held in 1901. Ngāti Raukawa 1901 census: 2,084 Ngāti Raukawa (Horowhenua/Manawatū) 1991 census: 1,014 2001 …
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Part of story: Ngāti Raukawa
… Hauraki was the son of Kaitara, a principal leader of Ngāti Hineira and Te Uri Taniwha, of Ngāpuhi. In his youth … in the Bay of Islands. One wife of Kaitara was Inu, of Ngāti Pou; it is possible that she was Hauraki's mother. As … Te Kōpiri, fought in a battle waged by Whāingaroa to expel Ngāti Pou from Taiāmai to Whangaroa and Hokianga. Hauraki …
Type: Biography
… tower. Parikino Locality 24 km from Whanganui, the home of Ngāti Tuera, whose meeting house is Wharewhiti, and Ngāti Hinearo, whose house is Te Aroha. Parikino pā was … 3 km south, the Maranganui meeting house was built for Ngāti Tuera by noted carver Hōri Pukehika. Ātene (Athens) …
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Part of story: Whanganui places
… Te Ihingaarangi’s people there came to be known as Ngāti Korokī, Ngāti Hape and Ngāti Haua. However, after his death, many of his followers …
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Part of story: Ngāti Maniapoto
… Twentieth-century Ngāti Raukawa history is diverse and complex. The people … traditional tribal areas and moved to the cities. In 1975, Ngāti Raukawa initiated a 25-year tribal development plan … the tribe’s centre of higher learning in Ōtaki. Ngāti Raukawa people are involved in a wide range of …
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Part of story: Ngāti Raukawa
… the Kaipara, across to Mahurangi and down to Takapuna. The Ngāti Te Ata tribe was based south of the Manukau at Waiuku. … Along the coast from Whangaparāoa to the Thames estuary was Ngāti Pāoa, a Hauraki tribe. The dominant power on the … populous area. Edgy years From the early 18th century the Ngāti Pāoa people edged their way into the Hauraki Gulf and …
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Part of story: Auckland region
… By the late 19th century the hopelessness felt by Ngāti Apa because of the effects of European settlement was … leadership emerged in Rangitīkei. In the early 1900s a Ngāti Apa woman, Mere Rikiriki, established a spiritual … The movement remains vigorous today. Another member of Ngāti Apa, Ngāpiki Hākaraia, settled among the Ngā Rauru …
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Part of story: Ngāti Apa
… Māori king beyond the aukati (boundary), and no land within Ngāti Maniapoto territory was confiscated. These lands were … – one of the symbols of her authority. Names From the 1860s Ngāti Maniapoto territory was called the King Country or … temporary (though lengthy) place of residence, it ignored Ngāti Maniapoto’s position as tangata whenua. It would be …
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Part of story: King Country region
… the chief of Ngāi Te Rangihouhiri, once a powerful hapū of Ngāti Awa , which occupied several villages in the region of … When this new religion was introduced into the territory of Ngāti Awa in 1865 by Pātara Raukatauri and Horomona, … and converted the chiefs of Ngāi Te Rangihouhiri, Ngāti Hikakino and later Te Tāwera, who committed their …
Type: Biography
… called Awhiahua Hetaraka. His father was of Scottish and Ngāti Pūkeko of Ngāti Awa descent, with connections to Ngāti Mahuta of Waikato. His mother was of Ngāti Pūkeko and …
Type: Biography
… a number of young Māori moved to Wellington to work. The Ngāti Pōneke Young Māori Club was established in 1937 for … It was a pan-tribal group. Apirana Ngata coined the name Ngāti Pōneke – Pōneke was the Māori name for Port Nicolson, … early name for Wellington. Throughout the Second World War Ngāti Pōneke performed concerts to entertain visitors and …
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Part of story: Ngā tāone nui – Māori and the city
… a Waikato warrior chief, Te Rauangaanga, and Parengāope of Ngāti Koura. He belonged to the senior chiefly line of Ngāti Mahuta, and was descended from the captains of the … of peace that followed the great victory of Waikato over Ngāti Toa in the battle called Hingakākā, at Te Mangeo, near …
Type: Biography
… to his experience of farming on the East Coast amongst his Ngāti Porou people, as well as his knowledge of European law. Ngāti Porou sheep farming From around 1900, Apirana Ngata … approach would be needed. At around that time a Union of Ngati Porou Farmers was founded. Ngata capitalised on this, …
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Part of story: Ahuwhenua – Māori land and agriculture
… areas of land. Ruawehea, a high-born woman of the Ngāti Hako tribe, had particular authority in the Hauraki … resolving grievances and problems. Waitohi, a sister of the Ngāti Toa chief Te Rauparaha, was instrumental in convincing Ngāti Raukawa leaders to move south with their people. She …
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Part of story: Papatūānuku – the land
… end of Lake Rotoiti. Her father was Te Nia, a chief of Ngāti Pikiao ; her mother, Rangiāwhao, a woman of high rank, was of Ngāti Pūkenga, Waitaha-a-Hei and Ngāti Ranginui. Rāhera's inherited rank meant that her …
Type: Biography
… Moetara was a leader of Ngāti Korokoro at Hokianga during the period of European … 1830s. He also had connections with Te Rarawa, Te Roroa and Ngāti Whātua. He is thought to have been born in the late … of Iriawa, whose people lived among Te Rarawa and Ngāti Manawa on the north side of the Hokianga Harbour. …
Type: Biography
… Pacific nations and won. The team included Peter McGlashan (Ngāti Porou) and 16-year-old Jesse Ryder. Maia Lewis was a … tennis players have included Ruia Morrison (Te Arawa and Ngāti Tūwharetoa) who played in the 1950s and 1960s. She is … one of New Zealand’s greatest players. Kelly Evernden (Ngāti Porou) was a professional player in the 1980s and …
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Part of story: Māori and sport – hākinakina