A report on Ngāti Whātua and Te Roroa

Lower Northland Peninsula
Hokianga Harbour
Lower Northland Peninsula
Hokianga Harbour

It comprises a confederation of four hapū (subtribes) interconnected both by ancestry and by association over time: Te Uri-o-Hau, Te Roroa, Te Taoū, and Ngāti Whātua-o-Ōrākei.

- Ngāti Whātua

They are part of the Ngāti Whātua confederation of tribes.

- Te Roroa
Lower 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.

The mouth of Moremonui Gully viewed from the southern side, with battle monument at lower right

Battle of Moremonui

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The mouth of Moremonui Gully viewed from the southern side, with battle monument at lower right

The battle of Moremonui was fought between Ngāti Whātua and Ngāpuhi, two Māori iwi (tribes), in northern New Zealand in either 1807 or 1808.

The southern groups were led by Tāoho, rangatira of Te Roroa, and Murupaenga, rangatira of the Ngāti Rongo subtribe of Ngāti Whātua.

Dargaville

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Town located in the North Island of New Zealand.

Town located in the North Island of New Zealand.

Gumdigger statue at Dargaville
Boats moored near central Dargaville
Hokianga Road, one of the main roads in Dargaville township

Te Houhanga Marae and Rāhiri meeting house is a traditional meeting place for Te Roroa and the Ngāti Whātua hapū of Te Kuihi and Te Roroa.