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This is a list of lists of marae (Māori meeting grounds) in the Northland Region of New Zealand. [1] [2] In October 2020, the Government committed $9,287,603 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade 34 marae, with the intention of creating 388 jobs. [3]
This list includes groups recognised as iwi (tribes) in certain contexts. Many are also hapū (sub-tribes) of larger iwi. Moriori are included on this list. Although they are distinct from the Māori people, they share common ancestors.
They include the marae of six iwi (tribes): [2] Ngāti Porou, [3] Te Aitanga-ā-Hauiti, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, [4] Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, [5] Ngai Tamanuhiri [6] and Rongowhakaata. [ 7 ] In October 2020, the Government committed $14,267,895 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade 59 marae in the district, with the intention of creating 393.6 jobs.
Waipu (Māori: Waipū) is a small town in Bream Bay, in the Northland Region of New Zealand. The town has a Scottish heritage; a highlight of the town's calendar is the annual Highland Games held at New Year. Near the town are the Waipu Caves, which contain a significant population of glow worms.
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".
Kerikeri (Māori: [kɛɾikɛɾi]) [3] is the second largest settlement in Northland, New Zealand.It is a tourist destination 240 kilometres (150 mi) north of Auckland and 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Northland's only city, Whangārei.
The developer of Northland City Center plans to soon open 2 new 100-unit apartment buildings at the site, 1 of 3 old mall sites being redeveloped. Old Hudson's building is all that says 1970s ...
Ngāpuhi (also known as Ngāpuhi-Nui-Tonu or Ngā Puhi) is a Māori iwi associated with the Northland regions of New Zealand centred in the Hokianga, the Bay of Islands, and Whangārei. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] According to the 2018 New Zealand census , the estimated population of Ngāpuhi is 165,201. [ 1 ]