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Taranaki (Tuturu) is a Māori iwi of New Zealand . Taranaki iwi were an important part of the First and Second Taranaki Wars. [1] At least 13 members of Taranaki died during the First Taranaki War, mostly defending Waireka on 28 March 1860, including Paora Kūkūtai (chief of the Patukai hapū) and Paratene te Kopara (chief of Ngā Māhanga a ...
King Country, Taranaki, Wellington, South Island, Chatham Islands. Waka (canoe) Tokomaru. Population. 1,764. The Ngāti Tama is a historic Māori tribe of present-day New Zealand. Their origins, according to Māori oral tradition, date back to Tama Ariki, the chief navigator on the Tokomaru waka. They are located in north Taranaki, around Poutama.
Website. www .teatiawa .iwi .nz. Te Āti Awa is a Māori iwi with traditional bases in the Taranaki and Wellington regions of New Zealand. Approximately 17,000 people registered their affiliation to Te Āti Awa in 2001, with around 10,000 in Taranaki, 2,000 in Wellington and around 5,000 of unspecified regional location.
This list includes groups recognised as iwi (tribes) in certain contexts. Many are also hapū (sub-tribes) of larger iwi. Moriori are included on this list. Although they are distinct from the Māori people, they share common ancestors. [1][2] Name. Regions of rohe (tribal area)
A map showing population density in the Taranaki Region at the 2006 census. Taranaki is on the west coast of the North Island, surrounding the volcanic peak of Mount Taranaki. The region covers an area of 7258 km 2. Its large bays north-west and south-west of Cape Egmont are North Taranaki Bight and South Taranaki Bight.
Ngāti Maru. Ngāti Maru or Te Iwi o Maruwharanui is a Māori iwi of inland Taranaki in New Zealand. They are descended from Maruwharanui, the eldest son of Pito Haranui and his wife Manauea. Pito Haranui belonged to an ancient Taranaki people known as the Kāhui-Maru, whose genealogy predates the arrival of Toi . The main hapu of Ngāti Maru ...
Tongapōrutu. Tongapōrutu is a settlement in northern Taranaki, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 3 at the mouth of the Tongaporutu River, 15 kilometres south of Mokau. Tongapōrutu is well known in New Zealand for its 'Three Sisters' rock formations and its Māori petroglyphs carved into cave rock walls.
Iwi (tribe) in Māoridom. Rohe (region) South Taranaki. Waka (canoe) Te Rangiuamutu, Aotea. Population. 4,047. Ngā Rauru (also Ngā Rauru Kītahi) is a Māori iwi in the South Taranaki region of New Zealand. In the 2006 census, 4,047 Māori claimed affiliation to Ngā Rauru, [ 1] representing 12 hapū .