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Rangitāne is a
Māori Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the Co ...
iwi (tribe). Their rohe (territory) is in the Manawatū,
Horowhenua Horowhenua District is a territorial authority district on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand, administered by Horowhenua District Council. Located north of Wellington and Kapiti, it stretches from slightly north of the town of ...
, Wairarapa and Marlborough areas of
New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island coun ...
.''Rangitāne''
in Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand


Rangitāne in Manawatū

* Six hapū are based share Te Hotu Manawa marae and Tūturu Pumau wharenui in Palmerston North – Ngāti Hineaute, Ngāti Kapuārangi, Ngāti Rangiaranaki, Ngāti Rangitepaia and Ngāti Tauira & Ngāti Mairehau. * A seventh hapū, Ngāti Mairehau, has the Motuiti mare and Rakau or Paewai wharenui in
Himatangi Himatangi is a small settlement in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located at the junction of State Highways 1 and 56, 25 kilometres west of Palmerston North, and seven kilometres east of the coastal settle ...
.


Rangitāne o Wairau

Rangitāne o Wairau has a rohe over Marlborough, including much of Kahurangi National Park, Nelson Lakes National Park,
Mount Richmond Forest Park Mount Richmond Forest Park is a forest park in New Zealand, administered by the Department of Conservation. Established in 1977, the forest park is located between Nelson and Marlborough and consists of of conservation estate. Around 80% of th ...
and the Marlborough Sounds. Its marae (Tua Mātene) and wharenui (Te Huataki) are in Grovetown, just north of
Blenheim Blenheim ( ) is the English name of Blindheim, a village in Bavaria, Germany, which was the site of the Battle of Blenheim in 1704. Almost all places and other things called Blenheim are named directly or indirectly in honour of the battle. Places ...
. However, its rohe also includes the city of Nelson, and the towns of Tākaka, Motueka, Saint Arnaud and Picton. Te Runanga a Rangitāne o Wairau Trust represents the iwi under the Māori Fisheries Act and Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004. It is run by an executive committee of ten trustees and a chairperson. Iwi Aquaculture Organisation in the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004. Rangitāne o Wairau Settlement Trust governs the iwi's Treaty of Waitangi settlement under the Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō, Ngāti Kuia, and Rangitāne o Wairau Claims Settlement Act, and represents the iwi in resource consent consultation under the Resource Management Act 1991. Both trusts share managers and offices in Blenheim. Rangitāne o Wairau's chief executive/general manager is Corey Hebberd. The iwi has interests in the territory of Tasman District Council, Nelson City Council and Marlborough District Council. It also has a working relationship with Kaikoura District Council and
Buller District Council Buller District Council is the territorial authority for the Buller District of New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and ...
on issues relating to waterways, catchment areas and coastal areas.


Rangitāne o Tamaki-nui-a-rua

Rangitāne rohe on the eastern side of the
Ruahine The Ruahine Range is the largest of several mountain ranges in the North Island of New Zealand that form a ridge running parallel with the east coast of the island between East Cape and Wellington. The ridge is at its most pronounced from the cen ...
/ Tararua Ranges stretches from Rakautatahi through to Eketahuna. This rohe is centered on the town of
Dannevirke Dannevirke ( "Earthworks (archaeology), work of the Danes", a reference to Danevirke; mi, Taniwaka, lit= or ''Tāmaki-nui-a-Rua'', the area where the town is), is a rural service town in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of the North Island, New ...
, where there are three Rangitāne Marae, Mākirikiri, Kaitoki, and Whiti-te-rā.


Demographics


Rangitāne (Hawke’s Bay/Wairarapa)

*1991 census: 156 *2001 census: 1,197 *2006 census: 1,566 *2013 census: 2,217 Major regional locations * Wellington: 822 * Manawatū–Wanganui: 543 * Hawke's Bay: 288


Rangitāne (Manawatū)

* 1991 census: 330 * 2001 census: 822 * 2006 census: 1,281 * 2013 census: 1,488 Major regional locations * Manawatū–Wanganui: 744 * Wellington: 201


Rangitāne (unspecified)

* 1991 census: 3,003 * 2001 census: 1,689 * 2006 census: 1,569 * 2013 census: 94


Media

Kia Ora FM is the official radio station of the Rangitāne people. It began as Radio Rangitane, or Te Reo Irirangi O Rangitane, on 1 May 1992, and adopted its current name in the 2000s. It broadcasts from
Palmerston North Palmerston North (; mi, Te Papa-i-Oea, known colloquially as Palmy) is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Located in the eastern Manawatu Plains, the city is near the north bank of the ...
and is available on in Manawatu.


Notable Rangitāne

* India Logan-Riley - climate activist


See also

* List of Māori iwi


References


Further reading

*McEwen, J. M. Rangitane: a tribal history. Auckland: Heinemann Reed, 1990.


External links

*
Tānenuiārangi Manawatū IncorporatedRangitāne o Tamaki nui a rua Incorporated
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