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… Petricevich, married Makareta Raharuhi of the Ngāti Kurī tribe. Lovro became fluent in Māori, and when he died he was …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Intermarriage
… in 1865 after the Taranaki wars, this included the land of tribes who had not fought against the government. They lost …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Ethnic and religious intolerance
… and to Hēnare Kōhere; it became very popular throughout all tribes. Images of Hēnare Mōkena Kōhere and Pēkama Kaa have …
Type: Biography
… possessed insufficient land to obtain a livelihood. The tribe, Mackay added, had also been hard hit by unemployment, …
Type: Biography
… histories were authored by Māori, generally members of that tribe. In early 1900, as a result of concerns about loss of …
Type: Story Page
… and traditional weaponry knowledge was lost among many tribes. Some tribal regions maintained their distinctive …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Mau rākau – Māori use of weaponry
… parks were set up, became more vocal. People of the Tūhoe tribe (iwi), who had been pressured into cooperating with …
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Part of story: National parks
… fought in the 1820s and 1830s by Waikato against Taranaki tribes and Te Arawa of Rotorua. He and his family became …
Type: Biography
… It was the traditional boundary between Taranaki and Tainui tribes. People and goods were transported on the river, …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: King Country places
… remains of two fortified villages built by the Ngāti Ira tribe are found there. As Wellington grew, Matiu was …
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Part of story: Nearshore islands
… at Tauranga. The affair became a talking point among the tribes throughout New Zealand. It was settled when a party, …
Type: Biography
… they announced the formation of a federation of Māori tribes under the Treaty of Waitangi. Nevertheless, Rāwhiti's …
Type: Biography
… and Taumutu. From the 1950s, some Māori of North Island tribes began moving to Christchurch. One trade-training …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Canterbury region
… in battle was dying, or about to be executed on another tribe’s land, they might request, ‘Tukua mai he kapunga one …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Oneone – soils
… – a chiefly bird. Sometimes a tūī was named after a tribe’s famous ancestor, and kept by the chief. …
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Part of story: Ngā manu – birds
… or in purpose-built shelters, called whare kōhanga by some tribes. During birth, mothers would usually squat and hold …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Te whānau tamariki – pregnancy and birth
… in November 2009, involving people from the region’s eight tribes. People In 2013, 39.9% of Waitara residents …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Taranaki places
… baptism by William Williams and who resented a member of a tribe he did not esteem assuming the position of teacher and …
Type: Biography