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Raukawa genealogy

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Raukawa genealogy

This whakapapa traces the line of descent from Hoturoa, captain of the Tainui canoe, through Raukawa and Maniapoto to the famous 19th-century chiefs Te Whatanui, Te Ahukaramū and Te Rauparaha.

Whakapapa from information provided by Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal

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Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, Ngāti Raukawa – Early history, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/whakapapa/224/raukawa-genealogy (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.

Comments

Tip Bell
07 December 2022
Hāuauru, Raukawa, and West coast, has Hotuope and Hotuāwhio as siblings. In fact King Mahuta'a memorial does not list Hotuāwhio. For some reason Pei's book has Hotuāwhio in his posthumous Tainui book, but does not account for his different position in a letter to the editor of Te Ao Hou in September, 1961 about this issue, and that his parents whakapapa book did not include it. There was a meeting held in 1950 about "...opposition...", and that King Mahuta and King Te Rata have both written differently on their memorial stones. Paahi Moke refuted both Kelly and Pei.
Te Rangikaiwhiria Kemara
25 November 2021
It is not universally accepted in Tainui that Hotuawhio was the son of Hotuope although that is the common view in Waikato and parts of Maniapoto. Some of the very senior whakapapa experts in Tainui sometimes show them as brothers.
Tip Bell
05 September 2021
I was also wondering about Hotuawhio, I see it missing everywhere and second thought myself, and saw the previous comment..
Ernest
31 March 2016
Hello, Why is Hotuawhio, not listed after Hotuope?