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Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki is one of the three principal Māori iwi of the Tūranga district; the others being Rongowhakaata and Ngai Tamanuhiri. It is numerically the largest of the three, with 6,258 affiliated members as of 2013.
The marae (place of encounter) with the central wharenui [meeting house] in Te Papa. Rongomaraeroa is the marae of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and incorporates a contemporary wharenui (meeting house) Te Hono ki Hawaiki. [1] It is located on the museum's 4th floor overlooking Wellington harbour, [2] and was officially opened on ...
The Māori name for Blue Lake (near the Tongariro Alpine Crossing), Te Wai-whakaata-o-te-Rangihiroa, can be translated as 'Rangihiroa's mirror'. Te Rangihiroa's sister was Te Maari, whose name was given to the Te Maari craters on Tongariro. [22] John Bidwill is thought to be the first European to climb Mount Ngauruhoe, in March 1839.
Te Rongorito, who married her cousin Tama-te-hura. [10] These children were raised in the region around Kāwhia. [11] Subsequently, they settled along the Waipā River and the Manga-o-kewa Stream, with a central hub at Te Kūiti. [2] Rereahu is depicted on the front post of Te Tokanganui-a-noho marae at Te Kūiti. [12]
Te Kahu-o-te-rangi was born with the name Te Wainohu at Pohonui-o-hine pā on the western bank of the Wairoa river. [2] His father was Puruaute of Ngāti Rakaipaaka and his mother was Te Matakainga-i-te-tihi, [2] the queen (hei tihi) of the Ngāi Tamaterangi hapū of the Wairoa river valley. [3]
Ngāti Maru or Te Iwi o Maruwharanui is a Māori iwi of inland Taranaki in New Zealand. They are descended from Maruwharanui , the eldest son of Pito Haranui and his wife Manauea. Pito Haranui belonged to an ancient Taranaki people known as the Kāhui-Maru, whose genealogy predates the arrival of Toi .
Tūheitia suffered ill health in 2013 and announced that he was establishing Te Kaunihera a te Kiingi (the King's Council) and deputising his elder son Whatumoana to act in his stead. [ 1 ] [ 6 ] As the King's representative, Whatumoana was given the title Te Whirinaki a te Kīngi , the title held by Te Wherowhero Tāwhiao while he acted for ...
On 29 October 1830 the chiefs Te Rauparaha and Te Hiko, with a taua of 140 men, [6] armed with muskets as well as Māori weapons, embarked on the Elizabeth at Kapiti, and sailed for Banks Peninsula. On arrival at Takapūneke the Elizabeth anchored in the bay off the Ngāi Tahu village. To prevent discovery of the real purpose of the ship's ...