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… used. Nets The kōrapa was a net used by the Ngāti Porou tribe. It was a hoop net on a straight handle, used to scoop …
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Part of story: Te hopu tuna – eeling
… The waka taua (carved canoe) is an important symbol of a tribe’s mana. Tainui leader Te Puea Hērangi, moved by her … waka Tāheretikitiki on the Waikato River, mobilised her tribe under carver Piri Poutapu to build carved waka that …
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Part of story: Whakairo – Māori carving
… the threat to the Auckland settlement from the Waikato tribes. Workers had to be ready to swap their shovel for a … Māori resisted in many places, but the government played tribes off against each other and kept them occupied by …
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Part of story: Roads
… escalated the killings in tribal conflicts . The Ngāpuhi tribe, led by Hongi Hika , devastated southerly tribes, and Ngāti Toa , under Te Rauparaha , attacked Ngāi …
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Part of story: History
… has had a more even relationship with the Crown than many tribes. In 1887 the paramount chief Horonuku Te Heuheu … for service in the Second World War. Only in 2007 was the tribe reconciled to this, when Prince Andrew presented them …
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Part of story: Volcanic Plateau region
… Wellington–Manawatū railway had been built. The Muaūpoko tribe and their leader Keepa Te Rangihiwinui were prepared … the lake was the site of conflict between the Muaūpoko tribe on the one hand and Ngāti Raukawa and Ngāti Toa on the …
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Part of story: Manawatū and Horowhenua places
… of need, bearing news from the islands to the mainland. The tribes living around Cook Strait talked of Paneiraira, a … believe it was Kahurangi. Hinepoupou, of the Ngāti Kuia tribe, had been abandoned by her husband and his brother on …
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Part of story: Dolphins
… Māori women traditionally had a say in the affairs of the tribe. A newspaper editorial in 1861 noted the participation … women of rank continued to champion the efforts of their tribes. They fought alongside their men in the New Zealand …
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Part of story: Te mana o te wāhine – Māori women
… Māori population) and one for mana whenua – local Auckland tribes (20% of Auckland Māori). There were then no Māori on … cabinet. Critics questioned the disproportion between local tribes and urban Māori. The new Māori advisory board had two …
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Part of story: Ngā māngai – Māori representation
… Te Āti Awa allies from Taranaki, he challenged the local tribes – Ngāti Apa, Rangitāne and Muaūpoko. While Ngāti Apa … to Ngāti Raukawa through his mother and a chief of the tribe. Rangitīkei, Manawatū and Horowhenua were won by …
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Part of story: Manawatū and Horowhenua region
… that it was to be a press for the whole land and all the tribes, to bring them together in one mind. Impetus for the … by Ihāia Hūtana, announced itself as a press for all the tribes of both islands and spoke of unity as necessary to …
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Part of story: Māori newspapers and magazines – ngā niupepa me ngā moheni
… After the wars Ngātai committed himself to maintaining his tribe's ancestral rights and to promoting understanding … Rangi, Ngātai acted as spokesman for his people. He was the tribe's correspondent with the Māori King. At numerous …
Type: Biography
… brother, Whakatūria, killed in a battle with the rival tribe of Uenuku. This battle was the culmination of a series … dog, Pōtaka Tawhiti. Over 30 Ngāti Ohomairangi tribe members accompanied Tama. Among them were Tama’s …
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Part of story: Te Arawa
… of place. It is of great spiritual importance to local iwi (tribes). The mountain is responsible for the region’s moist … of which remain visible. Eight iwi and their hapū (sub-tribes) identify with the Taranaki region. In the early 19th …
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Part of story: Taranaki region
… an annual payment of £300. Te Whakatohea and the Taranaki tribes accepted the offers; the Waikato tribes initially wanted the land returned, but in 1947 were …
Type: Biography
… Waitangi Tribunal began hearing claims by the South Island tribe Ngāi Tahu over land loss and fishery rights. Four years later the tribunal found in the tribe’s favour, including the failure of the Crown to …
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Part of story: Southland region
… a site of great cultural significance to the Ngāi Tahu tribe. The 51,800-hectare Special Takahē Area, covering the … protected by Ngāi Tahu because of their significance to the tribe. The word tōpuni means ‘to cover’ – referring to the …
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Part of story: Protected areas
… disturbed by warfare between Te Arawa and the allied tribes of Waikato and Ngāi Te Rangi of Tauranga. Belonging … could safely accompany Chapman on his visits to the warring tribes. He soon became Chapman's principal mission teacher. …
Type: Biography
… always earn the admiration of Māori people; even their own tribes sometimes withheld support. Their actions, however, … but he was much more concerned with loyalty to his own tribe. He did not hesitate to use a variety of means and …
Type: Biography
… Tūkino , Mananui and now Iwikau had been chosen by the tribe as a whole. Indeed, it was the senior ariki, Te … there after a funeral attended by representatives of many tribes. His last injunction to his people was to be friendly …
Type: Biography