What is the hapu of Ngati Porou?

Governance. Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Porou was established in 1987 to be the tribal authority of the iwi. It is organised into a whānau and hapū development branch, economic development branch, and a corporate services branch, and aims to maintain the financial, physical and spiritual assets of the tribe.

Who was Porourangi?

Porourangi was a very tapu (sacred) person and like his great-grandfather Pouheni before him, virtually everything he touched became tapu. Porourangi was married to Hamo-terangi who hailed from Tūranga (Gisborne) and was part of the Ikaroa-a-Rauru migration that settled in the Kaiti area.

Where is the tribe Ngati Porou from?

The homeland of Ngāti Porou is the most easterly region in the North Island. It runs north along the coast from Te Toka-a-Taiau at Gisborne, to Pōtikirua, inland from Hicks Bay. Mt Hikurangi is the tribal mountain, and the most important river is Waiapu, an ancient name also found on the Pacific island of Tahiti.

How many Ngati Porou are there?

It is estimated that today as many as one in five Maori live in Australia, meaning there may be around 15000 Ngati Porou living in Australia today.

How many marae are there in Ngati Porou?

fourty eight Ngati Porou marae
The following map identifies fourty eight Ngati Porou marae and the represent the respective Rohenga Tipuna they associate with. Each Rohenga Tipuna has two Elected Representatives on the board. Rohenga Tipuna are hapu and marae clusters based on shared ancestors, history and location.

How many Ngāti Porou are there?

What is a Ngati?

/ (ˈnɑːtiː) / noun plural ngati. NZ (occurring as part of the name of a tribe) tribe or clan. GOOSES. GEESES.

Does Ngati Porou use Macrons?

Always use macrons, missing macrons is a spelling mistake. Two exceptions are Ngati Porou don’t use macrons and Waikato-Tainui use double vowels.

Where is Ngati Tama?

north Taranaki
Ngāti Tama is a historic Māori iwi of present-day New Zealand which whakapapas back to Tama Ariki, the chief navigator on the Tokomaru waka. The iwi of Ngati Tama is located in north Taranaki around Poutama. The Mōhakatino river marks their northern boundary with the Tainui and Ngāti Maniapoto iwi.

What are the Ngati Porou Colours?

They say the porourangi poutama is proudly displayed as the central pattern, the black is the traditional colour of all Hikurangi teams and the white signifies the snow of Te Rangitawaea on their maunga, Hikurangi.

Where is Ngati Wai from?

Manaia
Ngāti Wai descends from Manaia. Manaia is reputed to have voyaged to New Zealand from Hawaiki.

Where is the Aotea waka?

The Aotea landed in a small bay called Hawaiki-iti in Aotea Harbour, just north of Kāwhia. Leaving the canoe behind, the crew journeyed south on foot, naming nearly every river and stream they crossed after some incident connected with Turi.

What iwi is Whangarei?

Māori iwi Ngāpuhi
The Māori iwi Ngāpuhi occupied Whangarei from the early 19th century, and the Te Parawhau hapū lived at the head of the harbour.

What are the names of the 7 waka?

The seven waka hourua that arrived to Aotearoa were Tainui, Te Arawa, Mātaatua, Kurahaupō, Tokomaru, Aotea and Tākitimu.

What Māori tribe is Northland?

Tangata whenua in Northland Northland – commonly referred to as Te Tai Tokerau – has nine iwi whose tribal boundary falls either partially or entirely within Te Tai Tokerau; Te Aupōuri, Ngāti Kuri, Ngāti Kahu, Te Rarawa, Ngāi Takoto, Ngāti Kahu/Ngāpuhi ki Whaingaroa, Ngāpuhi, Ngātiwai and Ngati Whātua (Figure 24).

What is Invercargill in Māori?

Invercargill (/ˌɪnvərˈkɑːrɡɪl/ IN-vər-KAR-ghil, Māori: Waihōpai) is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world.

What is Ngāpuhi mountain?

Story: Ngāpuhi. The magical light from Te Ramaroa mountain first guided Kupe into Hokianga Harbour. Many other sacred mountains support the house of Ngāpuhi, a people who played a central role in Māori history.

What is the waka for Ngāpuhi?

The Ngāpuhi waka taua (war canoe) Ngatokimatawhaorua, built for the 1940 centenary of the Treaty signing, was the largest of five waka in the Bay of Islands waters for Waitangi Day 2002.

What is Southland in Maori?

Southland is mainland New Zealand’s southernmost region, with the coldest lowland climate. Māori called it Murihiku, meaning ‘the last joint of the tail’.

Who are the Ngāti Whakaue?

Ngāti Whakaue live on the beautiful southern shores of Lake Rotorua and around the Maketu region of coastal Bay of Plenty. We, the uri of Ngāti Whakaue, share our blood, our links, our whakapapa from these tupuna.

What is the origin of Whakapapa?

Both Ngarino and Natalie whakapapa to the Waiapu Valley where the ancestor Iwirakau lived in the 1700s. Iwirakau is credited with reinvigorating whakairo on the East Coast and influencing a carving style continued and evolved by six tohunga whakairo: Hone Ngatoto, Hone Taahu, Hoani Ngatai, Riwai Pakirau, Te Kihirini and Tamati Ngakaho.

Who was Whakaue Kaipapa?

Ngāti Whakaue is named for our ancestor, Whakaue Kaipapa. Whakaue was a recognised and well respected leader amongst his people. He was a direct descendant of Tamatekapua through his father Uenukukōpako. He was also the father of many tupuna who themselves have iwi named after them such as Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Ngāti Ngāraranui and many others.