Ngāti Rārua
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Ngāti Rārua | |
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Iwi (tribe) in Māoridom | |
Rohe (region) | Te Tau Ihu, Nelson/Marlborough |
Waka (canoe) | Tainui |
Population | 5,000 |
Website | http://www.ngatirarua.co.nz |
Ngāti Rārua are descendants of the Polynesian explorers who arrived in Aotearoa aboard the waka (canoe) Tainui.
Ngāti Rārua stem from the marriage of Rāruaioio and Tūpāhau and find its origin at Kāwhia, Marokopa and Waikawau on the West Coast of the Waikato King Country region.
In 1821 Ngāti Rārua migrated southwards in a series of heke (migrations) led by Te Rauparaha of Ngāti Toa which saw the Iwi relocate to Nelson Marlborough.
Ngāti Rārua tribal lands (rohe) overlap those of Ngāti Koata, Ngāti Tama, Te Āti Awa, Ngāti Kuia, Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō and Rangitāne
Since the arrival in Te Tau Ihu, Ngāti Rārua have maintained continuous ahi kā in Golden Bay, various locations in the Abel Tasman National Park, Marahau, Kaiteriteri, Riwaka, Motueka, Nelson, and Wairau.
Hapū[]
- Ngāti Tūrangāpeke
- Ngāti Pare-Te-Ata
- Ngāti Paretona
- Ngāti Kairārunga
- Te Arawāere
Marae[]
- Te Āwhina marae (Tūrangāpeke), Motueka
- Wairau Pā (Wairau), Blenheim
- Hauhunga Marae (Parerārua), Blenheim
- Whakatū Marae (Kākāti), Nelson
- Onetahua Marae (Te Ao Mārama), Takaka
See also[]
External links[]
- Ngāti Rārua
- Iwi and hapū
- Māori stubs