Ngāti Maniapoto

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Ngāti Maniapoto
Iwi (tribe) in Māoridom
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Rohe (region)Waikato-Waitomo
Waka (canoe)Tainui
Population33,627

Ngāti Maniapoto is an iwi (tribe) based in the Waikato-Waitomo region of New Zealand's North Island. It is part of the Tainui confederation, the members of which trace their whakapapa (genealogy) back to people who arrived in New Zealand on the waka (canoe) Tainui. The 2006 New Zealand census shows the iwi to have a membership of 33,627,[1] making it the 7th biggest iwi in New Zealand.

Hapū and marae[]

There are many marae (area in front of a wharenui) in the Ngāti Maniapoto area, one of the notable ones being Te Tokanga Nui A Noho[2] at Te Kuiti (the narrowing) in the King Country. This whare was given to Ngāti Maniapoto by Te Kooti, a Rongowhakaata tribesman who sought refuge from the British Imperial and Colonial armies during the New Zealand Wars. Of equal significance but less publicly known is Tiroa Pā where the last Io whare wānanga (traditional study centre) was held in a specially crafted whare called Te Whetu Marama o Hinawa at Te Miringa Te Kakara. The other whare wānanga was near present-day Piopio and was called Kahuwera. It stood on the hill of the same name and commanded a panoramic view of the Mokau River valley across the Maraetaua block.[citation needed]

  • Ngāti Rora
  • Ngāti Hinewai
  • Ngāti Taiawa or Taewa
  • Ngāti Kaputuhi
  • Ngāti Ngutu
  • Ngāti Mokau
  • Ngāti Hikairo
  • Ngāti Apakura
  • Ngāti Matakore
  • Ngāti Raukawa
  • Ngāti Utu
  • Ngati Urunumia
  • Ngāti Paretekawa
  • Ngati Parewaeono
  • Ngāti Waiora
  • Ngāti Hari
  • Ngāti Uekaha
  • Ngāti Rangatahi
  • Ngati Peehi [3]

Ngāti Te Kanawa[]

Ngāti Te Kanawa is an iwi based in Taumarunui and one of the forty main hapu of the Ngāti Maniapoto confederation, which came into existence around 1860. They trace their whakapapa to the tupuna (ancestor) Te Kanawa, who was the great-great-great grandson of the tupuna Maniapoto and comes off Uruhina (daughter of Rungaterangi and Pareraukawa). The families who carry the name Te Kanawa today have a direct male blood line whakapapa to the tupuna Te Kanawa, also known as Te Kanawa Pango.[4]

Notable people[]

Main category: Ngāti Maniapoto

References[]

  1. ^ "QuickStats About Māori (revised) - Statistics New Zealand". 29 June 2007. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-04-21. Retrieved 2020-04-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Chapter 2: Ngā Wā o Mua: Iwi, Hapū, and their Communities in the Whanganui Inquiry District to circa 1845". New Zealand Ministry of Justice, Tāhū o te Ture. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  4. ^ "The ancestor Maniapoto". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 13 September 2016.

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