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… at Waimamaku to inaccurate Crown plans, she led the tribe in petitioning Parliament for their return or … she was advised by the native minister that as most of the tribe's burial places were now in private ownership, it would be necessary for the tribe to raise funds to purchase its own sacred places. From …
Type: Biography
… again the following week with several old chiefs of their tribe. When Nuka's mother died in February she was buried … until he could save enough money to buy a schooner for his tribe. In 1848 he bought the schooner Highlander , built by … illness. In 1849 he took part in a peace mission to his tribe's former enemies, Ngāti Maru at Thames, and in a state …
Type: Biography
… He became the ancestor of the Ngāti Māhanga people, a major tribe within the Waikato confederation. Māhanga’s deeds are … in warfare, and his refusal to settle permanently with a tribe or family. Ōmaero and Te Kaharoa Ōmaero and Te Kaharoa …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Waikato tribes
… Pukeroa Hill. It has remained an important centre for the tribe, and is visited by many tourists. The Tamatekapua … after the captain of the Arawa canoe, which brought the tribe’s ancestors from Polynesia. First opened in the centre …
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Part of story: Volcanic Plateau places
… role in the adoption of European farming methods within his tribe. Wheat growing and shipping The rise of Māori … that Nelson settlers were completely dependent on the local tribe for food. The success of Māori as agriculturalists at …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Ahuwhenua – Māori land and agriculture
… African Bay of Plenty: 0.5% New Zealand: 1.2% Principal tribes and sub-tribes Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Te Rangi, Te Arawa, Ngāti …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Bay of Plenty region
… by canoe far inland, giving access to plentiful food. Later tribes knew it as Te Wai o Orutu, ‘the waters of Orutu’, a … as a native reserve for its former owners, the Te Āti Awa tribe, in the 1840s. The government compulsorily acquired …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Wellington places
… the platform … were the principal Native chiefs of several tribes, some clothed with dogskin mats made of alternate … grounds a whare rūnanga (meeting house) representing all tribes was built for the 1940 celebration. The …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Northland places
… black. There is still debate about their height. The Tūhoe tribe records that they were small, but others say they were … Nahe, an elder of the Ngāti Maru people, recalled three sub-tribes of patupaiarehe: Ngāti Kura, Ngāti Korakorako, and …
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Part of story: Patupaiarehe
… captive by Waikato in one of their attacks on Taranaki tribes. While in Waikato, he was taken prisoner by Ngāpuhi. …
Type: Biography
… of the names refer to. However, we do know that different tribes celebrated the rising of certain stars to mark the seasons. Tribes in different parts of the country also identified …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Ranginui – the sky
… had arranged in an attempt to make peace between the tribes. However, there would be more fighting before peace … 3 This was the last invasion of Ngāti Ruanui by other tribes. By then the countryside was devastated and many …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Ngāti Ruanui
… send an abundance of fish. Mohi Ruatapu of the Ngāti Porou tribe cites this karakia, chanted to inspire Tangaroa: Kuku, … to return the first fish that was caught to the sea. Many tribes also had sites on shore where fishermen would place …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Te hī ika – Māori fishing
… teeth were also used as ear pendants. Cover-up One northern tribe got their name from using dog skins as a ruse in … out to harvest this bounty, were quickly overcome by the tribe, which was known as Ngāti Kurī from then on. Hunting …
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Part of story: Kurī – Polynesian dogs
… armed conflict on the mainland. The battle between these tribes, at Te Kūititanga pā, near Waikanae, took place on 16 … This was, however, the last conflict in arms between the tribes on this coast. In the 1840s George French Angas , the …
Type: Biography
… by Mohi Ruatapu and Hēnare Pōtae of the Ngāti Porou tribe: This is the story of Ruatepupuke, who first made …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Tangaroa – the sea
… human existence. The spiritual plane In Māori culture, many tribes directly or indirectly consider water as the source …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Tangaroa – the sea
… a central role in the wars between Waikato and Taranaki tribes in the 1820s and 1830s. He took the name Hīkaka … as promised in the Treaty of Waitangi. Claims by other tribes to Ngāti Maniapoto lands and fierce government …
Type: Biography
… Not for sale In 2006 – 7 members of the Ngāti Tūwharetoa tribe occupied Taurewa Station, a Landcorp-owned farm near … boards were disestablished and decision-making returned to tribes and communities. By this time more than 90% of Māori …
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Part of story: Te ture – Māori and legislation
… affairs, complained of the social equality among Māori tribes, describing their communal ties as the ‘beastly’ … chiefs. Taurekareka – slaves Slaves were people of an enemy tribe taken captive during battle. It was acceptable for …
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Part of story: Tūranga i te hapori – status in Māori society