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Story: Whakapapa – genealogy

Different types of whakapapa

  • Whakamoe – line includes marriages

  • Taotahi – line excludes marriages

  • Tararere – single descent line

  • Whakapiri – line to show connections

These are four different types of whakapapa: whakamoe, taotahi, tararere and whakapiri.

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Rāwiri Taonui, Whakapapa – genealogy – What is whakapapa?, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/30884/different-types-of-whakapapa (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 3 May 2011, updated 1 July 2015.