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Porourangi whakapapa

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Porourangi whakapapa

This whakapapa chart gives the lines of descent from Porourangi, the eponymous ancestor of Ngāti Porou. It shows the origin of a number of hapū. One of the key foundations of whānau is whakapapa.

Whakapapa from information provided by Rāwiri Taonui

 

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Tai Walker, Whānau – Māori and family – Whānau, whakapapa and tribal structure, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/whakapapa/30157/porourangi-whakapapa (accessed 19 June 2026).

Story by Tai Walker, published 3 May 2011, updated 1 June 2017.