Skip to main content

View Te Ara in

  • English
  • Māori
  • Stories A-Z
  • Te Reo Māori
  • Biographies
  • More...
View Te Ara in
  • English
  • Māori

Browse the Encyclopedia

Stories A-Z Te Reo Māori Biographies Sections Keywords Your stories
  • Te Ara Home
  • ›
  • Māori New Zealanders
  • ›
  • Iwi
  • ›
  • Tāmaki tribes
  • ›
  • Page

Story: Tāmaki tribes

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Tribal history and places

  3. The canoes of Tāmaki

  4. The tribes of Tāmaki

  5. European contact

  6. Tāmaki tribes today

  7. Facts and figures

  8. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Tribal history and places

Māori place names

Māori place names (1st of 3)

Māori Auckland map, detail

Māori Auckland map, detail (2nd of 3)

Māori Auckland map, detail

Māori Auckland map, detail (3rd of 3)

Maungakiekie (One Tree Hill), Tāmaki-makau-rau

Maungakiekie (One Tree Hill), Tāmaki-makau-rau

Maungawhau (Mt Eden)

Maungawhau (Mt Eden)

Manukau Harbour

Manukau Harbour

From page 2 - The canoes of Tāmaki

Te Tō Waka, the canoe portage

Te Tō Waka, the canoe portage

Carving of Maki

Carving of Maki

From page 3 - The tribes of Tāmaki

Waiheke Island

Waiheke Island

Tara Te Irirangi

Tara Te Irirangi

Ōtuataua stonefields, Māngere

Ōtuataua stonefields, Māngere

Paruroa (Great Muddy Creek)

Paruroa (Great Muddy Creek)

Āpihai Te Kawau

Āpihai Te Kawau

Awhitū Peninsula

Awhitū Peninsula

Ancestors of Te Kawerau-a-Maki

Ancestors of Te Kawerau-a-Maki (1st of 3)

Tiriwa

Tiriwa (2nd of 3)

Hape

Hape (3rd of 3)

From page 4 - European contact

Mauinaina pā in 1899

Mauinaina pā in 1899

Auckland city, 2004

Auckland city, 2004

From page 5 - Tāmaki tribes today

The six Auckland tribes

The six Auckland tribes

Settlement at Ōrākei, 1907

Settlement at Ōrākei, 1907

Carving at Arataki Visitors’ Centre, Waitākere

Carving at Arataki Visitors’ Centre, Waitākere

How to cite this page:

Rāwiri Taonui, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/tamaki-tribes/media (accessed 8 February 2023)

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 8 Feb 2005, updated 22 Mar 2017

More stories about...

Iwi

  • Hauraki tribes

    Hauraki tribes

  • Māori overseas

    Māori overseas

  • Marutūahu tribes

    Marutūahu tribes

  • Muaūpoko

    Muaūpoko

  • Muriwhenua tribes

    Muriwhenua tribes

  • Ngā Rauru Kītahi

    Ngā Rauru Kītahi

  • About this site
  • Contact us
  • Glossary
  • Sitemap
  • Copyright information
  • Privacy statement
  • Disclaimer
Follow Te Ara on Social Media
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Flickr
Subscribe to our newsletter, Te Hiko
Read the Creative Commons license

All text licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 New Zealand Licence unless otherwise stated.
Commercial re-use may be allowed on request. All non-text content is subject to specific conditions. © Crown Copyright.

  • Other Ministry sites

  • Visit NZHistory.govt.nz
  • Visit VietnamWar.govt.nz
  • Visit 28MaoriBattalion.org.nz
  • Vist QuakeStories.govt.nz
  • Visit MCH.govt.nz
New Zealand Govt logo