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Northland (Māori: Te Tai Tokerau), officially the Northland Region, [4] [5] is the northernmost of New Zealand's 16 local government regions. New Zealanders sometimes refer to it as the Winterless North because of its mild climate all throughout the year.
Te Tai Tokerau (lit. ' The North Coast ') is a New Zealand parliamentary Māori electorate that was created out of the Northern Maori electorate ahead of the first Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) election in 1996. It was held first by Tau Henare representing New Zealand First for one term, and then Dover Samuels of the Labour Party for two terms.
Te Tai Tokerau: Ngāti Kahu ki Whangaroa (Riwhi, Te Pania), Ngāpuhi / Ngāti Kahu ki Whaingaroa (Ngāti Rangimatamomoe, Whānau Pani) Kaeo: Waihou / Waimirirangi: Te Puna o te Ora: Te Rarawa (Ngāti Te Rēinga) Panguru: Te Whakamaharatanga / Waimamaku: Whakamaharatanga: Ngāpuhi (Ngāti Korokoro, Ngāti Te Pou), Te Roroa: Waimamaku: Waikarā ...
Te Tai Tokerau Māori are a group of Māori iwi (tribes) based on the Northland Peninsula of New Zealand's North Island. It includes the far northern Muriwhenua iwi (tribes) of Te Aupōuri, Ngāti Kahu, Ngāti Kurī, Te Pātū, Te Rarawa and Ngāi Takoto. It also includes Ngāpuhi and the affiliated iwi of Ngāti Hine.
The original name, still used by local Māori, is Te Kohanga o Te Tai Tokerau ("the nest of the northern people") or Te Puna o Te Ao Marama ("the wellspring in the world of light"). The full name of the harbour is Te Hokianga-nui-a-Kupe — "the place of Kupe's great return".
Waima School, renamed to Te Kura O Waima, is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school [22] and has a roll of 43 students as of November 2024. [23] The school was founded in 1881. [ 24 ] During the Dog Tax War of 1898, the government army of 120 men set up camp at Waima School.
Te Kitohi "Kito" Wiremu Pikaahu ONZM (born 1965) is a Māori Anglican bishop. He has been the incumbent of the Episcopal polity of Te Pīhopatanga o Te Tai Tokerau since 2002. [1] [2] Originally from Taipā, Pikaahu affiliates to the Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu, Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa, Te Roroa and Ngāti Whātua iwi. He moved with his family to ...
Portland is a locality on the western side of Whangārei Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. Whangārei is about 10 km to the north. Tikorangi is a hill to the west with a summit 161 m above sea level. [6] [7] The major industry is Portland Cement, which is New Zealand's largest cement manufacturer. [8]