Where is the tribe Ngati Porou from?
The homeland of Ngāti Porou is the most easterly region in the North Island. It runs north along the coast from Te Toka-a-Taiau at Gisborne, to Pōtikirua, inland from Hicks Bay. Mt Hikurangi is the tribal mountain, and the most important river is Waiapu, an ancient name also found on the Pacific island of Tahiti.
What is Ngati Porou known for?
Ngāti Porou leader and politician Apirana Ngata is one of New Zealand’s best-known figures. Working through traditional tribal structures and as MP for Eastern Māori, he worked to strengthen Māori communities and revive Māori culture.
What is the waka of Ngati Porou?
We of Ngati Porou claim that when Maui fished up the North Island, his waka “Nukutaimemeha” was cradled on the top of our ancestral mountain –Hikurangi, where it still rests today in te roto o Hine Takawhiti.
What is the Ngati Porou whakapapa?
Whanau life is central to being Ngati Porou. Whanau is more than just ‘family’ – it is about identity, purpose and being connected. Within whanau people have always had their roles.
Does Ngati Porou have a Macron?
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) 2007 (NZ 2010). Always use macrons, missing macrons is a spelling mistake. Two exceptions are Ngati Porou don’t use macrons and Waikato-Tainui use double vowels.
Who was the chief of Ngati Kahungunu?
Ihaka Whanga, Chief of the Ngati Kahungunu.
Where is Ngati Paoa?
Ngāti Paoa is an iwi of approximately 3,500 members (according to 2013 Census figures). The area of interest of Ngāti Paoa stretches along the western shores of the Hauraki Gulf and the eastern suburbs of Auckland, from Te Aroha to Warkworth.
What is Ngati Porou Maunga?
Ngati Porou identity The identity and strength of Ngati Porou are enduring like Hikurangi, the maunga (mountain) cast up by Maui from the depths of the ocean. It was the first point of Aotearoa to emerge and the resting place of Nukutaimemeha.
Where did the Takitimu waka come from?
In New Zealand it is known as Takitimu. The origin of the waka came out of Upolu in Samoa around 1060. It came about from the actions of two brothers, Orokeu and Oronaino, who were brothers of the Ariki in Upolo at that time who was Vatonga, also known as Atonga, Maori call him Whatonga.