All the major descent lines of Ngāi Tahu stem from Tahupōtiki. This whakapapa (genealogical chart) shows the names of two important sub-tribes of Ngāi Tahu – Ngāi Tuhaitara of North Canterbury and Ngāti Kurī of Kaikōura. The ancestors who gave their names to the groups were cousins.
Whakapapa from information provided by Te Maire Tau
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