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Ngāi Tahu, or Kāi Tahu, is the principal Māori iwi (tribe) of the South Island. Its takiwā (tribal area) is the largest in New Zealand, and extends from the White Bluffs / Te Parinui o Whiti (southeast of Blenheim ), Mount Mahanga and Kahurangi Point in the north to Stewart Island / Rakiura in the south.
Kaiapoi pā was established around the year 1700 by the Ngāi Tahu chief Tūrākautahi.Eventually to become the largest fortified village in the South Island, it lay on the site of a stronghold of an earlier tribe, either the Waitaha or Kāti Māmoe, [10] both of which were absorbed by Ngāi Tahu through warfare and intermarriage. [11]
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Maps from 1929 published by the Department of Lands and Survey use a 28-character name Taumatawhakatangihangakoauau. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] In 1941, the Honorary Geographic Board of New Zealand renamed the hill to a 57-character name Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu , which has been an official name since ...
Ngāi Tāmanuhiri is a Māori iwi of New Zealand and were formerly known by the name of Ngai Tahu, and Ngai Tahu-po respectively. They are descendants of Tahu-nui (also known as Tahu potiki, or Tahu matua) [ 2 ] who is also the eponymous ancestor of the Kāi Tahu iwi of Te Waipounamu.
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Otakou remains an important centre of Ngāi Tahu life, as the location of Ōtākou Marae. It is a marae of Ngāi Tahu and the branch of Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou, and includes the Tamatea wharenui (meeting house). [20] [21] Otakou is located close to Taiaroa Head, the site of an albatross colony and other wildlife such as seals and penguins.
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