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… African Marlborough: 0.6% New Zealand: 1.2% Principal tribes and sub-tribes Rangitāne ki Wairau, Ngāti Kuia, Ngāti Apa ki te Rā …
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Part of story: Marlborough region
… deep in Tai Tokerau and was related to many of the leading tribes of Northland, including Te Roroa , Te Parawhau and … participants in the affairs of Te Uri-o-Hau, an independent tribe associated with the wider Ngāti Whatua people. …
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… River. In the turbulent period between 1800 and 1830 the tribes of Heretaunga (Hawke's Bay) were either at war with … and instructed Pāora in the history and customs of the tribe. Tareahi had several children. His first son, Porokoru …
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… been found. He was born into Te Whakatōhea of Ōpōtiki, a tribe which was trying to recover from the devastating raids … have been discussed with people from other North Island tribes trading goods in Auckland. Hira Te Popo became a firm …
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… up land they believed they had purchased from the Ngāti Toa tribe in the Wairau Valley, Marlborough. Ngāti Toa disputed … Governor Robert FitzRoy (Hobson’s successor) to punish the tribe. But FitzRoy thought Ngāti Toa had been provoked, and …
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Part of story: Wellington region
… gathering shellfish were also social activities. Coastal tribes excelled at fishing. When James Cook and his crew …
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Part of story: Recreational sea fishing
… Zealand was that of Hinepoupou, a woman of the Ngāti Kuia tribe, who lived in the mid-18th century. Early one morning …
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Part of story: Open water swimming
… canoe. He did this as an act of revenge against some of the tribes who had not invited him to join in their hākari …
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Part of story: Te aitanga pepeke – the insect world
… might be politically advantageous to the whānau, hapū or tribe. In other cases a young man or woman might first talk …
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Part of story: Kaumātua – Māori elders
… Te Heuheu sent a flag to King Edward on behalf of Māori tribes, which was accepted and then returned to him. The …
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Part of story: Ngā haki – Māori and flags
… Treaty the river was a taonga (treasure) possessed by the tribes; ownership in legal terms was not needed to express …
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Part of story: Whanganui region
… acknowledged tribal connections, grouping members of tribes in related units. Urbanisation After the Second World …
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Part of story: Ngā rōpū – Māori organisations
… to be tapu (sacred). The stone is highly treasured by all tribes throughout New Zealand, and it was extensively traded …
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Part of story: Pounamu – jade or greenstone
… Māori King movement was established in the late 1850s, some tribes pledged mountains as symbolic pou (supporting posts). …
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Part of story: Marutūahu tribes
… 90.8% claimed Maori ethnicity. Ngāti Manawa, the local iwi (tribe), are kin to Ngāti Whare and Ngāi Tū. We are the …
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Part of story: Bay of Plenty places
… tapu (sacred) after their loud cries alerted the Te Arawa tribes to Ngāpuhi invaders paddling to Mokoia Island, and …
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Part of story: Ngā manu – birds
… expert). Commissioning a tattoo artist If a hapū (sub-tribe) had no tohunga tā moko among its members, invitations …
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Part of story: Tā moko – Māori tattooing
… were developed, and there is some evidence that different tribes preferred particular types. Pits included small …
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Part of story: Kūmara
… they were overwintering in underground storage pits. Some tribes believe Hinamoki is the father of kiore. Hinamoki is …
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Part of story: Kiore – Pacific rats
… Te Tira Hōu in Auckland are both affiliated to the Tūhoe tribe and the wider Mataatua confederation. Marae at …
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Part of story: Urban Māori