Atu i ngā rohe whenua ki te raki, ko Ngāi Tahu te mana ki Te Wai Pounamu. Ko ōna paenga ki te raki, atu i Parinui-o-whiti i te rāwhiti ki Kahuraki i te uru. Kia tae ki ngā tau tōmua o te rau tau 1800, kua tūtū ngā kāinga o Ngāi Tahu i te tai rāwhiti o Te Wai Pounamu, atu i Kaikōura haere whakatetonga ki Te Ara-o-Kiwa (Foveaux Strait). Ka tapahi ara rātou ki te tuawhenua, ki ngā mahinga kai o te raumati, ki runga ake hoki i ngā pae maunga, ki ngā wāhi kei reira te pounamu.
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