A report on Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Whātua

The Northland Peninsula
Lower Northland Peninsula
The Northland Peninsula
Lower Northland Peninsula

Rivalry with Ngāpuhi escalated in the early 19th century when Ngāpuhi acquired muskets.

- Ngāti Whātua

The Waitangi Tribunal in The Te Roroa Report 1992 (Wai 38) state that "[a]fter the war in the north, government policy was to place a buffer zone of European settlement between Ngāpuhi and Auckland. This matched Ngati Whatua's desire to have more settlers and townships, a greater abundance of trade goods and protection from Ngāpuhi, their traditional foe."

- Ngāpuhi
The Northland Peninsula

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Iwi

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Iwi are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society.

Iwi are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society.

Each iwi contains a number of hapū; among the hapū of the Ngāti Whātua iwi, for example, are Te Uri-o-Hau, Te Roroa, Te Taoū, and Ngāti Whātua-o-Ōrākei.

1) Ngāpuhi – 125,601 (in 2013) – based in the Northland Region

Northland Region

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Northernmost of New Zealand's 16 local government regions.

Northernmost of New Zealand's 16 local government regions.

A map showing population density in the Northland Region at the 2006 census
Mature kauri tree (Agathis australis)
Kerikeri, Bay of Islands. Stone Store (left), St James (rear), and the country's oldest surviving building, Mission House (right).
Fence on a sheep farm

Major tribal groups include Ngāpuhi, Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Kahu, Ngāti Kurī and Ngāti Whātua.

Hongi Hika, a sketch of an 1820 painting

Hongi Hika

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Hongi Hika (c.

Hongi Hika (c.

Hongi Hika, a sketch of an 1820 painting
Chiefs Hongi Hika (centre) and Waikato meet with Kendall

1772 – 6 March 1828) was a New Zealand Māori rangatira (chief) and war leader of the iwi of Ngāpuhi.

Hongi Hika rose to prominence as a military leader in the Ngāpuhi campaign, led by Pokaia, the uncle of Hōne Heke, against the Te Roroa hapū of Ngāti Whātua iwi in 1806–1808.

Te Whakaruruhau o Ngā Reo Irirangi Māori

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New Zealand radio network consisting of radio stations that serve the country's indigenous Māori population.

New Zealand radio network consisting of radio stations that serve the country's indigenous Māori population.

This map shows the distribution of iwi tribal areas and iwi radio stations. The headquarters for each station is marked in black.
Two iwi radio stations broadcast on the East Cape – Radio Ngāti Porou and Turanga FM.

Māori broadcasters were appointed: Lou Paul of Ngāti Whātua in Auckland, Kīngi Tāhiwi of Ngāti Raukawa in Wellington, Te Ari Pītama of Ngāi Tahu in Christchurch, and broadcasting pioneer Airini Grenell of Ngāi Tahu in Dunedin.

Many Waitangi Tribunal hearings have been broadcast live on iwi radio stations, from the inquiry into the claims of Whanganui tribes in 2007 and 2008 to the inquiry into Ngā Puhi claims in 2015.

Diane Prince (artist)

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Diane Prince (born 1952) is a painter, weaver, installation art practitioner and set designer and affiliates to the Maori iwi Ngā Puhi and Ngāti Whātua from the north of New Zealand.