A report on Ngāti Whātua
Māori iwi of the lower Northland Peninsula of New Zealand's North Island.
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Iwi
8 linksIwi 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.
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei
7 linksAuckland-based Māori hapū in New Zealand.
Auckland-based Māori hapū in New Zealand.
Together with Te Uri-o-Hau, Te Roroa and Te Taoū, it comprises the iwi (tribe) of Ngāti Whātua.
Kaipara Harbour
4 linksLarge enclosed harbour estuary complex on the north western side of the North Island of New Zealand.
Large enclosed harbour estuary complex on the north western side of the North Island of New Zealand.
The local Māori tribe is Ngāti Whātua.
Battle of Moremonui
3 linksThe battle of Moremonui was fought between Ngāti Whātua and Ngāpuhi, two Māori iwi (tribes), in northern New Zealand in either 1807 or 1808.
Ngāpuhi
5 linksMāori iwi associated with the Northland region of New Zealand and centred in the Hokianga, the Bay of Islands, and Whangārei.
Māori iwi associated with the Northland region of New Zealand and centred in the Hokianga, the Bay of Islands, and Whangārei.
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."
Te Roroa
3 linksMāori iwi from the region between the Kaipara Harbour and the Hokianga Harbour in Northland, New Zealand.
Māori iwi from the region between the Kaipara Harbour and the Hokianga Harbour in Northland, New Zealand.
They are part of the Ngāti Whātua confederation of tribes.
Apihai Te Kawau
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Apihai Te Kawau (died November 1869) was a paramount chief of the Ngāti Whātua Māori iwi (tribe) of Auckland (Tāmaki Makaurau), New Zealand in the 19th century.
Auckland
4 linksLarge metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand.
Large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand.
The confederation came to an end around 1741, when paramount chief Kiwi Tāmaki was killed in battle by Ngāti Whātua hapū Te Taoū chief Te Waha-akiaki.
Ōrākei
3 linksSuburb of Auckland city, in the North Island of New Zealand.
Suburb of Auckland city, in the North Island of New Zealand.
Takaparawhau / Bastion Point is the location of Ōrākei Marae and its Tumutumuwhenua wharenui (meeting house) is a traditional tribal meeting ground for the Ngāti Whātua iwi (tribe) and their Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, Ngā Oho, Te Taoū and Te Uri hapū (sub-tribes).