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… political and religious movements. Te Whakaminenga – United Tribes of New Zealand Perhaps the earliest example of a pan-tribal Māori organisation was the United Tribes of New Zealand (Te Whakaminenga o Nu Tirene). This …
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Part of story: Ngā rōpū – Māori organisations
… because of warfare; others were shared with associated tribes such as Ngāti Māmoe, who also descended from Toi. … and occupied most of their land. From 1819, northern tribes began to venture south in search of resources. The … Wellington Harbour from the chiefs of various occupying tribes. The people of Muaūpoko were not consulted, and were …
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Part of story: Muaūpoko
… pine have been planted since the mid-1950s. One of the tribe’s greatest assets today is its isolation and strong … Porou is the tribe. Especially in the presence of other tribes, this saying is accompanied by songs of famous …
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Part of story: Ngāti Porou
… the important founding canoes, and several different iwi (tribes) have lived on the lands between its two harbours. Some tribes have occupied the area from the earliest times; … others came and went, and some amalgamated to form new tribes. The name of Tāmaki Because many tribes have lived in …
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Part of story: Tāmaki tribes
… Leaving the eastern Bay of Plenty, the Maruiwi tribe stopped a while in Kawerau. Here they incurred the … better judgement and pursued them. However, when the two tribes fought at Kākatarae, the Tūwharetoa forces were no …
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Part of story: Ngāti Tūwharetoa
… elders, have many important roles in their families and tribes, including preserving traditions and knowledge, …
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… In the north, for example, Te Roroa and other Ngāti Whātua tribes had defeated Ngāpuhi at Moremonui in the battle of Te … in Auckland, took part in a long campaign with the Waikato tribes. They went through Rotorua to Hawke’s Bay and …
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Part of story: Ngāti Whātua
… Flour mills Flour mills were a heavy capital investment for tribes. In the 1840s and 1850s mills were built through … with steam-driven mills in Auckland and Napier. A number of tribes found themselves in debt with a capital asset of no …
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Part of story: Te Māori i te ohanga – Māori in the economy
… grouping in pre-European Māori society was the iwi (tribe). This usually consisted of several related hapū … but would unite to defend tribal territory against other tribes. Iwi-tūturu (the homeland tribe) or tino-iwi (the …
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Part of story: Tribal organisation
… from the late 1820s to the mid-1830s by a relatively small tribe, Ngāti Toa, who had been cast out from their homeland … Toa armed themselves with muskets and waged war against the tribes in the lower end of the North Island. When Ngāti Toa …
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Part of story: Ngāi Tahu
… 1991, residents of Māori descent were asked to indicate the tribe to which they were affiliated. The figures below show the number who indicated the Tūranganui-a-Kiwa tribes (including those who indicated more than one tribe), …
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Part of story: Tūranganui-a-Kiwa tribes
… eeling, fowling and food gathering were exchanged between tribes. …
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… 1991, residents of Māori descent were asked to indicate the tribe to which they were affiliated. The figures below show … Tūwharetoa (including those who indicated more than one tribe), and the regions where they were found in the …
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Part of story: Ngāti Tūwharetoa
… Service Order (DSO). When the First World War began many tribes answered the call, offering themselves for immediate … This unevenness reflected the experiences different tribes had as a result of the New Zealand wars of the 19th century. Those tribes who had been allies of the Crown tended to be …
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Part of story: Ngā pakanga ki tāwāhi – Māori and overseas wars
… North Island had been, ‘under the dominion of the native tribes, and these were to a great extent confederated. This … declared their independence under the name of the United Tribes of New Zealand.’ 1 This recognition of New Zealand’s …
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Part of story: He Whakaputanga – Declaration of Independence
… New Zealand’s biggest lake, Taupō, lies at the heart of the tribe's homeland. …
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… Māori children were always cherished members of the tribe, watched over not just by parents, but by their whole …
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… 1991, residents of Māori descent were asked to indicate the tribe to which they were affiliated. The figures below show … Ngāti Apa (including those who indicated more than one tribe), and the regions where they were found in the …
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Part of story: Ngāti Apa
… 1991, residents of Māori descent were asked to indicate the tribe to which they were affiliated. The figures below show the number who indicated the Tauranga Moana tribes (including those who indicated more than one tribe), …
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Part of story: Tauranga Moana
… Like many of the North Island tribes, Te Whakatōhea initially welcomed the new British … coastline from Maraetōtara to the Waiaua River, and the sub-tribes were jammed into the Ōpape native reservation. This … Te Whakatōhea today Te Whakatōhea consists of six sub-tribes: Ngāti Ruatakena (Ngāti Rua), Ngāti Patumoana, Ngāti …
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Part of story: Te Whakatōhea