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Kōrero: Te Whakatōhea

Te toki pounamu a Te Waiwharangi

Waiwharangi, the greenstone adze

He taonga nui tēnei toki pounamu ki a Te Whakatōhea. I muri i te pakanga nui ki a Ngāi Tai, i takohahia e Ngāi Tai a Te Waiwharangi hei utu mō te ūpoko o tō rātou rangatira, a Tūterangikūrei. Kei te Whare Pupuri Taonga o Whakatāne a Waiwharangi i tēnei wā.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Ranginui Walker, Te Whakatōhea – Ancestors, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/386/te-toki-pounamu-a-te-waiwharangi (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Ranginui Walker, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.

Comments

Richard Te Huki
11 February 2013
I humbly ask my Tipuna for foreberance for talking off the following. Te Waiwharangi belonged to my ancestor TE HUKI. Direct male descendant of KAHUNGUNU. Outstanding ancestor of ngati Kahungunu, Second only to TAPUWAE. Very briefly Waiwharangi was taken by Te Whanau-A-Apanui from Te Huki. It was traded by Ngati Tai(Ngai Tai) to Ngati Rua. I don't know how they acquired it. Within NGATI RUA It passed from TE APOROTANGA to TUAKANA APOROTANGA to AMOAMO TE RIAKI. I have wondered where Waiwharangi rests. Now I know. Perhaps you can use this information to add to your records. Most of my info is from the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography or the National Library of NZ web sites. I would like to know how Waiwharangi came to you. Please e-mail me if you can.