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Kōrero: Waikato region

Tribes of Tainui

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Tribes of Tainui

The Waikato region is the home of many tribes that trace their ancestry back to the voyagers on the Tainui waka (canoe). This map shows the principal tribes, and their traditional territories, both within and near Waikato.

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Source: Te tumu korero. Ngāruawāhia: Turongo House, 1983

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Nancy Swarbrick, Waikato region – Māori settlement, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/map/27069/tribes-of-tainui (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Nancy Swarbrick, i tāngia i te 26 May 2010, updated 1 July 2015.