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… a major leader of his hapū, Ngāti Rangi-te-pāia, and his tribe, Rangitāne . Rangitāne had lived for generations in … his efforts to promote peace and co-operation with other tribes and with the settlers. In spite of the uncertain …
Type: Biography
… became increasingly reluctant to sell their land , which tribes owned collectively. The Māori King movement , under … Large areas of land were confiscated from ‘rebellious’ tribes. A Native Land Court gave land titles to individual …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: History
… to New Zealand. These were advanced, warlike, agricultural tribes who destroyed the Moriori. …
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Part of story: Ideas about Māori origins
… Uenuku, an early carving of special significance to Tainui tribes, is often compared with Hawaiian carvings of the god …
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Part of story: Whakairo – Māori carving
… decisions. Inheritance practices varied between different tribes. Adoption of Children Act 1881 New Zealand became the …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Adoption
… stocks. Sea garden In 1885 Hōri Ngātai of the Ngāi Te Rangi tribe said that the land below high water immediately in …
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Part of story: Law of the foreshore and seabed
… ownership of all pounamu is administered by the Ngāi Tahu tribe. …
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Part of story: Gemstones
… There were extensive consultations with the Ngāti Awa tribe, who were prominent in the completion ceremony in …
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Part of story: Bay of Plenty places
… as they had witnessed its detrimental impact on other tribes. Prohibition lasted until 1953. The Native Land Court …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Ngāti Maniapoto
… replace ‘ng’ with ‘k’. Among the Whanganui and Taranaki tribes the ‘wh’ is pronounced as ‘w’ followed by a glottal …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Te reo Māori – the Māori language
… the boundaries of Waikato). The confederation includes the tribes Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Māhanga, Ngāti Tamainupō, Ngāti …
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Part of story: Waikato tribes
… especially those relating to the origins of the northern tribes. At hui in 1907 and 1924 the number of canoes …
Type: Biography
… that hid in a cave at Castlepoint. The Ngāti Kahungunu tribe had a settlement there, called Rangiwhakaoma. … It started as a small settlement of the Ngāti Kahungunu tribe. From the 1850s the surrounding land was converted to …
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Part of story: Wairarapa places
… probably in 1864 or 1865. She was a member of the Fakhry tribe whose roots are thought to lie in fourteenth century … all were from the Bsharri region, most from the Fakhry tribe. Maronite Christians by faith, they fitted into the …
Type: Biography
… the sun was fully risen. Prayers at sunrise In certain tribes and at certain periods, the first regular activity of … for the main activities carried out in each period. Some tribes had names for only 10 months. The 10th, …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Daily life in Māori communities – te noho a te hapori
… African Chatham Islands: 0.0% New Zealand: 1.2% Principal tribes/sub-tribes Moriori, Ngāti Mutunga Age distribution, 2013 Under …
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Part of story: Chatham Islands
… summer. Though they are not likely to discover the bush tribe, they are certain to find a lot of other items of … death long ago by the sandflies and mosquitoes.’ 1 No lost tribe was ever located, but takahē were found just 18 years …
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Part of story: Southland places
… Pātaka often represented the wealth and prestige of the tribe and were richly carved, especially around the … out by slaves or other people of low status within the tribe. …
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Part of story: Māori architecture – whare Māori
… of his life to studying the history and genealogy of Māori tribes, particularly those of the Gisborne, East Coast and …
Type: Biography
… and preserve the cultural practices and protocols of their tribe. Guardians of tikanga The role of kaumātua as … remind the infant of his or her responsibilities and the tribe’s expectations. Hinekitawhiti of Te Auiti composed a …
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Part of story: Kaumātua – Māori elders