Tapuwae
Tapuwae (Māori for "footprints") may refer to: * Tapuwae Poharutanga o Tukutuku, an ancestor of Ngāti Kahungunu * Tapuwae River in Northland, New Zealand * Te Tapuwae o Rongokako Marine Reserve at Whangara Whangara ( mi, Whāngārā ) is a small community in the northeast of New Zealand's North Island, located between Gisborne and Tolaga Bay, five kilometres southwest of Gable End Foreland and two kilometres east of State Highway 35. The settle ..., New Zealand * Tapu ae, a traditional Māori ball game {{disambig ...
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Tapuwae Poharutanga O Tukutuku
Tapuwae Poharutanga o Tukutuku was a Māori '' upoko ariki'' (head chieftain) of the Ngāti Kahungunu ''iwi Iwi () are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society. In Māori roughly means "people" or "nation", and is often translated as "tribe", or "a confederation of tribes". The word is both singular and plural in the Māori language, an ...'' and Ngāi Tamaterangi ''hapū'' in the Wairoa area of Hawke Bay of New Zealand. He developed a fierce rivalry with his brother, Te Maaha, and as a result, their father, Te Okuratawhiti, split the Wairoa River (Hawke's Bay), Wairoa River valley between them, giving Tapuwae the eastern bank. The brothers are said to continue their rivalry as a pair of taniwha at the river's mouth. Tapuwae established eight pā (fortified villages) along the river, which he split between his two wives, Te Rauhina and Ruataumata. Later, he led a war party to Tologa Bay to get revenge for the murder of his great-grandfather Tama-te-rangi. Most ...
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