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Kōrero: Tribal organisation

Te ingoa o Te Aupōuri

How the tribe Te Aupōuri got their name

Ko Ngāti Ruānui te ingoa tūturu o Te Aupōuri iwi o Te Tai Tokerau. Tērā te wā e pakanga ana a Ngāti Ruānui ki ō rātou huānga o Te Rarawa. I tētahi riri ka whakapaea a Ikanui rāua ko Whēru, ngā rangatira o Ngāti Ruānui, i roto i tō rāua pā i Pawarenga, kei te whanga o Whāngāpē (kei konei). I tētahi pō, ka tahuna e rātou ō rātou kākahu, ka rere i te au pōuri. Nā tō rātou huna i roto i te au pōuri ka puta rātou i te whanga. Mai i tērā wā mōhiotia anō ai a Ngāti Ruānui ko Te Aupōuri.

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by Lloyd Homer

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Rāwiri Taonui, Tribal organisation – How iwi and hapū were named, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/975/te-ingoa-o-te-aupouri (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Rāwiri Taonui, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009.

Comments

Beverly Teinaki
27 December 2021
Tryijng to find my roots regarding Aupouri. And have you heard of the name Merehi Pahu which is my great grandfather's mum. Where is she from her background. Would love to know more.