Rāwhiti

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Rāwhiti
Rāwhiti is located in Northland Region
Rāwhiti
Rāwhiti
Coordinates: 35°14′S 174°15′E / 35.233°S 174.250°E / -35.233; 174.250
CountryNew Zealand
RegionNorthland Region
DistrictFar North District

Rāwhiti or Te Rāwhiti is a small beachfront town about 27km from Russell in the Bay of Islands of New Zealand. Most of the land in the area is owned by Māori.[1] There are two marae — Kaingahoa and Te Rāwhiti.[2]

Rāwhiti was home to the Ngāre Raumati iwi prior to 1826, when elements of the Ngāpuhi iwi raided the eastern regions of the Bay of Islands, defeating them and taking their lands by conquest. This was in retaliation for a raid on Okuratope pā at Waimate North by the Ngāre Raumati in 1800, where the chief Te Maoi's wife, Te Auparo, and their daughter, Te Karehu, were murdered and eaten.[3]

Rāwhiti is now home to the descendants of a number of former Ngāpuhi war chiefs including brothers Rewa and Moka 'Kainga-mataa'. Their older brother Te Wharerahi chose to reside nearby at Paroa Bay. These three brothers formed the Patukeha (killing in a turnip garden) hapū in memory of their slain mother, Te Auparo.[1]

Marae[]

The area has two Ngāpuhi marae. Kaingahoa Rāwhiti Marae and its Tūmanako meeting house are affiliated with the hapū of Patukeha. Te Rāwhiti or Omakiwi Marae and Te Rāwhiti meeting house are affiliated with Ngāti Kuta and Patukeha.[4][5]

In October 2020, the Government committed $205,804 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade Te Rāwhiti Marae, creating 9 jobs.[6]

External links[]

  1. ^ a b Patukeha Webpage
  2. ^ Te Rawhiti Marae
  3. ^ Sissons, Wi Hongi & Hohepa, 2001
  4. ^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  5. ^ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  6. ^ "Marae Announcements" (Excel). growregions.govt.nz. Provincial Growth Fund. 9 October 2020.
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