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… to its haumi (bow-piece). Pāoa walked inland and climbed Maunga Haumi to find a suitable tree. Unable to carry it back, he urinated the Waipāoa, Waioeka and Mōtū rivers into being and floated the timber down to the coast. Some of the crew went into …
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Part of story: Ngā waewae tapu – Māori exploration
… of the deity Whēkoi. When it snowed they would say, ‘Kai te rere te tama a Whēkoi’ (the son of Whēkoi is falling). Others saw … Tūhoe are the descendants of the mist maiden and Te Maunga (the mountain). The tribe is often known as ‘Ngā …
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Part of story: Tāwhirimātea – the weather
… Rāhiri of Ngāpuhi is also connected to other North Island tribes. Rāhiri married Āhuaiti and … Rāhiri travelled from Whiria in the Hokianga to Auckland, Te Aroha, Whakatāne, the East Coast, Wellington and … in several traditions. In Remuera, Auckland, the peak Maunga Rāhiri was named after him (it has since been …
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Part of story: Ngāpuhi
… one of the most well-known and powerful Māori concepts. Literally tūranga (standing place), waewae (feet), it is often translated as ‘a place to stand’. Tūrangawaewae are … Ngāti Porou identify themselves, they say: Ko Hikurangi te maunga Ko Waiapu te awa Ko Ngāti Porou te iwi. Hikurangi is …
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Part of story: Papatūānuku – the land
… In Māori culture, humans are seen as deeply connected to the land and to the natural world. Kaitiakitanga … out of this connection and expresses it in a modern context. Tangata whenua Tangata whenua – literally, people of … Rangiuru and said, ‘Te toropuke i runga rā, ahu mai ki ngā maunga nei, ko te takapū o Tapuika!’ (That small hill away …
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Part of story: Kaitiakitanga – guardianship and conservation
… Tānerore is the sun, who has two wives – Hinetakurua (winter maiden) with whom he spends winter, and Hineraumati (summer maiden) with whom he spends his … (ancestor). From the union of Hine-pūkohu-rangi with Te Maunga (the mountain) came Pōtiki, a human who was the …
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Part of story: First peoples in Māori tradition
… The people of Ngāti Ruanui have a traditional saying: Ko Aotea te waka Ko Turi te tangata ki runga Ko Taranaki te maunga Ko Waingongoro te awa Ko Ngāti Ruanui te iwi. Aotea …
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Part of story: Ngāti Ruanui
… River on part of its course across the Kāingaroa Plateau, 55 km east of Rotorua. A short distance east of Murupara the plateau ends abruptly against the foothills of the Ikawhenua … The traditional saying of Ngāti Manawa is: Kō Tawhiuau te maunga, kō Rangitāiki te awa Kō Ngāti Manawa te iwi, kō …
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Part of story: Bay of Plenty places
… Kupe According to the Te Āti Awa tribe, Kupe explored the entire west coast of the … Harbour, naming Matiu (Somes) and Mākaro (Ward) islands after his daughters. Steeple Rock, near the harbour’s … and Lake Taupō, and across the Tītī-o-kura saddle on the Maunga Haruru Range, then back to Nukutaurua at Māhia. …
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Part of story: Ngā waewae tapu – Māori exploration
… 15 November 1926, the first members of the board were appointed. They were: Hoani Te Heuheu (chair, Waihī) Pau Mariu (Waihī) Kahu Te Kuru … now shared. Tūwharetoa ki Kawerau and Tūwharetoa ki te Maunga (Tongariro mountain) have, for geographic and other …
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Part of story: Ngāti Tūwharetoa
… The marriage of Kahungunu’s daughter The principal pā of Kahungunu and Rongomaiwahine was Maunga-a-Kāhia (Maungakāhia), which was built by Kahungunu … had five children: Kahukuranui (son), Rongomaipāpā (daughter), Tamatea-kōtā (son), Mahakinui (son) and Tauheikurī …
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Part of story: Ngāti Kahungunu
… The Horouta canoe The intricate history of the people of Tūranganui-a-Kiwa began once the … from Hawaiki. It made landfall at Ōhiwa Harbour, in the eastern Bay of Plenty. But when those on board attempted to … mountain, they found such a tree, so the mountain was named Maunga Haumi. While there, Pāoa needed to urinate, giving …
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Part of story: Tūranganui-a-Kiwa tribes
… The Ngāti Porou homeland is the most easterly region of the North Island. It sits inside the two … of Horouta and Tākitimu. The traditional Horouta canoe territory is from Te Taumata-ō-Apanui in the north to Paritū … the locals. The tribal proverb of identity Ko Hikurangi te maunga Ko Waiapu te awa Ko Ngāti Porou te iwi. Hikurangi is …
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Part of story: Ngāti Porou
… was a mountain that became known as Pirongia, shortened from Te Pirongia-o-Te Aroaro-ō-Kahu (the scented pathway of … At another peak, her food ran out and so she called it Maunga Pau-ō-Kahu (the barren mountain of Kahu). After …
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Part of story: Waikato tribes
… Tōhē Tōhē, an important chief of Muriwhenua, lived at Maunga Piko in Kapowairua Bay. When he was very old he announced his intention to travel south and see his only daughter, Rāninikura, who had married a man from the Kaipara near …
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Part of story: Ngā waewae tapu – Māori exploration
… in Tahiti a taniwha named ‘Aifa‘arua‘i is said to have terrorised people travelling between Taha‘a and Motue‘a. It … Parapara Stream, in Aorere (Golden Bay). It attacked and ate people travelling between Parapara and Motueka, and was … Taumata-whakatangihanga-kōauau-o-tamatea-turi-pūkaka-piki-maunga-horonuku-pōkai-whenua-ki-tānatahu (the place where …
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Part of story: Tapa whenua – naming places
… Asia and the Pacific. They are believed to have originated in South-East Asia, and dispersed through the Pacific in … 60–80 grams in weight. They are brown, with a grey-and-white underside. Kiore is the usual name given to this species … in New Zealand, although other names have also been used: maunga-rua is a ‘large rat’; tāpapa a ‘well-grown rat’; …
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Part of story: Kiore – Pacific rats
… of tribes, who particularly claim lineage from the noted Tūrongo. His union with Māhinaarangi brought together … the Tainui and East Coast tribes – something still celebrated today. That line of descent is celebrated in the … said: Te Kūititanga o Ngāti Maniapoto Te Kūititanga o ngā maunga Te Kūititanga o ngā whakaaro. Within the shelter of …
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Part of story: Ngāti Maniapoto
… rather than belonging to a particular hapū. Many were for tertiary institutions. They maintained the teaching function of houses such as Nuku-te-apiapi at … Harrison established the first carving degree programme, Maunga Kura Toi, at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa in 2002. His …
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Part of story: Whakairo – Māori carving
… E hoki ki ō maunga Kia purea koe e ngā hau a Tāwhiri-matea. Return to … That you may be cleansed by the winds of Tāwhiri-matea. Tūhoe today In 2013 the Tūhoe population was 34,890, …
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Part of story: Ngāi Tūhoe