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Tamamutu
Tamamutu was a 17th-century 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, 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 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 whom he was a descendant of Hoturoa, captain of the ''Tainui'' canoe. gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Te Rangi-ita (Ngāti Tūwharetoa)
Te Rangi-ita was a Māori people, Māori ''ariki'' (chieftain) of Ngāti Tūwharetoa from the region around Lake Taupō, New Zealand. He participated with bravery in the Ngāti Tama-Ngāti Tūwharetoa War, fought off an invasion by the Ngāti Raukawa chieftain Te Ata-inutai, and forged a peace through his marriage to Te Ata-inutai's daughter, Waitapu. Through their children, he is an ancestor of many hapū of Ngāti Tūwharetoa, including Ngāti Te Rangiita, the main hapū on the south shore of Lake Taupō, where the town of Te Rangiita, New Zealand, Te Rangi-ita is named after him. He probably lived in the early seventeenth century. Life Te Rangi-ita was the son of Tū-te-tawhā (son of Taringa), Tū-te-tawhā and Hinemihi (Ngāti Tūwharetoa), Hinemihi. His name at birth was Te Pukeihaua. Through his father, Te Rangi-ita was a descendant of Tūwharetoa i te Aupōuri. Tū-te-tawhā had been killed along with his brother Te Rapuhora during a war with Ngāti Apa. The two of them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tūwharetoa I Te Aupōuri
Tūwharetoa i te Aupōuri, also called Tūwharetoa-waekae-rakau, was a Māori ''ariki'' (chieftain) in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand and the eponymous ancestor of the Ngāti Tūwharetoa iwi, who probably lived in the sixteenth century. During his life, he established control over a large section of the Bay of Plenty. In his old age, his children and grandchildren invaded Taupō, which became the centre of the iwi's rohe. Life Tūwharetoa was the son of Mawake-Taupō and Ha-ahuru. Through his father, he descended from Te Arawa, Mataatua, and ultimately from Ngātoro-i-rangi, who arrived in New Zealand on the '' Arawa'' canoe, and the atua, Rongomai-nui. Through his mother, he was descended from Hapuonone, a tribe that had been settled at Ōhiwa before the arrival of ''Arawa'', and from Mataatua. This ancestry gave him great mana and a strong claim to the land. On account of this, the tribal elders married him to Paekitawhiti who was also of very high rank. From this marriage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motutere, New Zealand
Motutere is a small township on the southeastern shore of Lake Taupō in New Zealand's Waikato region.Dowling, P. (ed.) (2004). ’’Reed New Zealand atlas’’. Auckland: Reed Publishing. It lies on Motutere Bay, close to the popular diving location, Te Poporo / Bulli Point, and approximately halfway between Taupō and Tūrangi, to both of which it is connected by SH1. In the 18th century, the township was the base of Te Rangi-tua-mātotoru, the paramount chief of Ngāti Tūwharetoa. Motutere is dominated by a camping site, one of the main spots for caravan camping along the shores of the lake. A popular short walking track, Waipehi Walk, begins at the settlement and offers views across the lake. " |
Hawke’s Bay
Hawke's Bay () is a region on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. The region is named for Hawke Bay, which was named in honour of Edward Hawke. The region's main centres are the cities of Napier and Hastings, while the more rural parts of the region are served by the towns of Waipukurau, Waipawa, and Wairoa. Name Hawke's Bay is named for the bay to its east, Hawke Bay, which was named in honour of Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke by Captain James Cook during one of his voyages along the coasts of New Zealand. The Māori language name for Hawke's Bay is ''Te Matau-a-Māui'' ( the fishhook belonging to Māui). This name comes from a traditional story in which Maui lifted the islands of New Zealand from the waters. The story says that Hawke's Bay is the fishhook that Māui used, with Portland Island and Cape Kidnappers being the northern and southern barbs of the hook, respectively. Hawke's Bay is one of only two places in New Zealand with a possessive apostrophe in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mōkai
Mokai () is a rural community in the Taupō District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. The local Mōkai Marae and Pakake Taiari meeting house is a meeting place for: Pouākani, the Ngāti Tūwharetoa hapū of Ngāti Hā, Ngāti Moekino, Ngāti Parekāwa, Ngāti Tarakaiahi, Ngāti Te Kohera, the Ngāti Wairangi and the Ngāti Raukawa hapū of Ngāti Moekino, Ngāti Parekāwa, Ngāti Tarakaiahi, Ngāti Te Kohera, the Ngāti Wairangi hapū of Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Whaita and Ngāti Hā. Mokai Power Station is a geothermal power station owned by the Tuaropaki Power Company and operated by Mercury Energy. It was constructed in 1999 and expanded in 2005 and 2007. Demographics Mokai locality covers . It is part of the larger Marotiri statistical area. Mokai had a population of 153 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 21 people (−12.1%) since the 2018 census, and a decrease of 21 people (−12.1%) since the 2013 census. There were 75 males, 78 ... [...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] |
Pare-kāwa
Pare-kāwa was a Māori people, Māori ''rangatira'' (chieftain) of Ngāti Tūwharetoa from the region around Lake Taupō, New Zealand. She is the ancestor of the Ngāti Parekāwa hapū. She probably lived in the mid-seventeenth century. Life Pare-kāwa was the first-born child of Te Rangi-ita (Ngāti Tūwharetoa), Te Rangi-ita and Waitapu. Through her father, Te Rangi-ita, she was a descendant of Tūwharetoa i te Aupōuri. Her mother was the daughter of Te Ata-inutai of Ngāti Raukawa, through whom she was a descendant of Hoturoa, captain of the Tainui (canoe), ''Tainui'' canoe. Her parents had been married as part of a peace agreement which ended an attack by Te Ata-inutai on Ngāti Tūwharetoa. She had three younger sisters, Uru-kaihina, Piunga-tai, and Tore-iti and four younger brothers, Tama-mutu, Manu-nui, Meremere, and Tū-te-tawhā Whare-oneone, Tū-te-tawhā. They all grew up at Marae-kōwhai, north of Lake Taupō, near Mōkai. As the eldest child, Pare-kāwa had signifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tūrongo
Tūrongo was a Māori people, Māori rangatira (chief) in the Tainui confederation of tribes, based at Rangiātea, near Waikeria, New Zealand. He quarrelled with his brother, Whatihua, and as a result Tainui was split between them, with Tūrongo receiving the southern Waikato region. His marriage to Māhina-a-rangi created a genealogical link between Tainui and Ngāti Kahungunu of the East Coast, which is still commemorated. He probably lived in the early sixteenth century. Life Tūrongo was a male-line descendant of Hoturoa, leader of the ''Tainui (canoe), Tainui'' ''waka'', through his father Tāwhao. Tāwhao married two daughters of Te Aorere, another descendant of Hoturoa, Pūnui-a-te-kore and Maru-tē-hiakina. Tūrongo was born to the senior wife, Pūnui-a-te-kore, but his half-brother Whatihua was born before him to Maru-tē-hiakina. As a result, the relative status of the two sons was unclear and they competed for pre-eminence. As youths, Whatihua and Tūrongo went hunti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tāwhao
Tāwhao was a Māori rangatira (chief) in the Tainui confederation of tribes, based at Kāwhia, New Zealand. He probably lived around 1500 CE. He was the last chief to lead the whole of Tainui, as the feud between his two sons Whatihua and Tūrongo led him to divide it into northern and southern sections. Life Tāwhao was a male-line descendant of Hoturoa, leader of the ''Tainui'' waka through his father Kākāti. According to Jones, the line of descent is Hoturoa, Hotuope, Hotuāwhio, Hotumatapū, Mōtai, Ue (who married Kahupeka), Rakamaomao, and Kākāti. His mother was Ururangi, a descendant of Taumauri from the ''Kurahaupō'' waka. He was born at Kāwhia and had one older brother, Koro-te-whao, about whom nothing is recorded, and a younger half-brother, Tuhianga, who had further descendants, including Haumia and Kaihamu. As a young man, Tāwhao moved to Whāingaroa ( Raglan), where he married Pūnui-a-te-kore, daughter of Te Aorere, another descendant of Hoturoa. After his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kahupeka
Kahupeka (sometimes referred to as Kahu, Kahupekapeka or Kahukeke) was a Māori healer in the 1400s who helped pioneer herbal medicine in New Zealand. She is remembered in oral history as a Tainui explorer who travelled the North Island, naming several locations and experimenting with herbal medicines. Life According to Pei Te Hurinui Jones, Kahupeka was a daughter of Rangaiho, son of Hape, son of Ngare, son of Rakatāura, a tohunga of the ''Tainui'' waka and his wife Kahukeke, daughter of Hoturoa, leader of the ''Tainui'' waka. She grew up on Karioi and travelled to Kāwhia to marry Ue, the senior male-line descendant of Hoturoa (Jones gives the line of descent as Hoturoa, Hotuope, Hotuāwhio, Hotumatapū, Mōtai, Ue). Kahupeka had one son by Ue, Rakamaomao. After Ue's death, she was grief-stricken and journeyed inland from Kāwhia. While travelling around the Waikato region, she is credited with naming many Waikato landscape features including Mount Pirongia and Te Aroha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tainui (canoe)
''Tainui'' was one of the Māori migration canoes, great ocean-going canoes in which Polynesians migrated to New Zealand approximately 800 years ago. It was commanded by the chief Hoturoa, who had decided to leave Hawaiki because over-population had led to famine and warfare. The ship first reached New Zealand at Cape Runaway, Whangaparāoa in the Bay of Plenty and then skirted around the north coast of the North Island, finally landing at Kawhia in the western Waikato. The crew of the ''Tainui'' were the ancestors of the iwi that form the Tainui confederation. Crafting The Tainui waka (canoe), waka (canoe) was made from a great tree, at a place in Hawaiki known then as Maungaroa, on the spot where a stillborn child had been buried. According to Te Tāhuna Herangi the waka was named after the child who had been called Tainui. The canoe was made by Rakatāura, an expert boat builder in the tradition of Rātā (Māori mythology), Rātā, or according to Wirihana Aoterangi by R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
