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Iwi (Māori pronunciation:) are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society. In Māori, iwi roughly means ' people ' or ' nation ', [1] [2] and is often translated as "tribe", [3] or "a confederation of tribes". The word is both singular and plural in the Māori language, and is typically pluralised as such in English.
This is a list of iwi (New Zealand Māori tribes). List of iwi. This list includes groups recognised as iwi (tribes) in certain contexts. Many are also hapū (sub ...
Map of rohe. Areas shown are indicative only, and some rohe may overlap. The Māori people of New Zealand use the word rohe to describe the territory or boundaries of tribes (iwi), although some divide their rohe into several takiwā. Background In 1793, chief Tuki Te Terenui Whare Pirau who had been brought to Norfolk Island drew the first map of the islands of New Zealand at the request of ...
Ngātiwai or Ngāti Wai is a Māori iwi of the east coast of the Northland Region of New Zealand.Its historical tribal area or rohe stretched from Cape Brett in the north to Takatū Point on Tawharanui Peninsula in the south and out to Great Barrier Island, the Poor Knights Islands and other offshore islands.
Muriwhenua are a group of northern Māori iwi, based in Te Hiku o te Ika, the northernmost part of New Zealand's North Island.It consists of six iwi, Ngāti Kurī, Ngāi Takoto, Te Pātū, Ngāti Kahu, Te Aupōuri and Te Rarawa, with a combined population of about 34,000 people.
This category is for articles on the iwi (tribes) and hapū (subtribes) of the Māori peoples of New Zealand Subcategories This category has the following 133 subcategories, out of 133 total.
In Māori and New Zealand English, a hapū ("subtribe", [1] or "clan" [2]) functions as "the basic political unit within Māori society". [3] A Māori person can belong to or have links to many hapū. Historically, each hapū had its own chief and normally operated independently of its iwi (tribe).
Tauranga Moana are a grouping of Māori iwi (tribe) based in and around the Tauranga Harbour and Bay of Plenty. The grouping consists of Waitaha-a-Hei, [1] Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Pūkenga, Ngāi Te Rangi and its hapū Ngā Pōtiki a Tamapahore. [2] [3] They trace their origins back to the Mataatua waka.