Story: Te Whānau-ā-Apanui

Apanui Ringamutu

This carving of Apanui Ringamutu, the founding ancestor of Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, is in Te Hono ki Hawaiki, the marae at The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. It was carved by a team under the direction of the well-known Te Whānau-ā-Apanui artist Cliff Whiting.

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How to cite this page

Roka Paora, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui – Stories of Apanui Ringamutu’s family, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/527/apanui-ringamutu (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Roka Paora, published 4 March 2009, updated 10 February 2015.

Comments

Yvonne Brown
05 March 2014

I was researching my whakapapa in Te Whanau A Apanui when I came across this website, this is so awesome, thank you whaea Roka for setting up this website for whanau who are trying to find their roots. Na Yvonne Brown te mokopuna o Teipo Kingi me Te Raina Kingi

Ingrid Panitsch
02 April 2012

Thank you Roka Paora for sharing your invaluable knowledge of Te Whanau a Apanui iwi with us through this web site. Ingrid daughter of Pitara Te Rewa Rewa PETA /Ranapia