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Tama-mutu
Tamamutu was a 17th-century Māori people, Māori ''ariki'' (chieftain) of the Ngāti Te Rangiita hapū and the paramount chief of the Ngāti Tūwharetoa iwi of the region around Lake Taupō, New Zealand. He was based at Motutere, New Zealand, Motutere, but was an active warrior, leading campaigns against the Whanganui Māori of the Manganuioteao River valley to the southwest, against Te Arawa on the shores of Lake Rotorua to the north, and against Ngati Kahungunu in Hawke’s Bay. He was also a talented orator, who is the source of several ''whakatauki'' (Māori proverbs) and forged a lasting peace between Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Te Arawa. On his death, he was succeeded as paramount chief of Ngāti Tūwharetoa by his son Kapawa. Life Tamamutu was the oldest son of Te Rangi-ita (Ngāti Tūwharetoa), Te Rangi-ita and Waitapu. Through his father, Te Rangi-ita, he was a descendant of Tūwharetoa i te Aupōuri. His mother was the daughter of Te Ata-inutai of Ngāti Raukawa, through who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tū-te-tawhā Whare-oneone
Tū-te-tawhā Whare-oneone was a 17th-century Māori people, Māori ''rangatira'' (chieftain) of Ngāti Tūwharetoa from the region around Lake Taupō, New Zealand. He arranged a raid in revenge for the murder of his maternal grandfather, Te Ata-inutai. He was a brave warrior, but also excessively proud and died when he led an ambitious but ill-conceived raid up the Waikato River to Cambridge, New Zealand, Cambridge. He probably lived in the mid-seventeenth century. He is the ancestor of the Ngāti Tutetawhā hapu of Ngāti Tūwharetoa. Life Tū-te-tawhā was the youngest son of Te Rangi-ita (Ngāti Tūwharetoa), Te Rangi-ita and Waitapu. Through his father, Te Rangi-ita, he was a descendant of Tūwharetoa i te Aupōuri. He was named after his paternal grandfather, Tū-te-tawhā (son of Taringa), Tū-te-tawhā (sometimes referred to as Tū-te-tawhā I) and is referred to as Tū-te-tawhā Whare-oneone or Tū-te-tawhā II in order to distinguish him from him. His mother was the dau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
