Taranaki (Tuturu) is a
Māori iwi of
New Zealand
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.
Taranaki iwi were an important part of the
First and
Second Taranaki Wars. At least 13 members of Taranaki died during the First Taranaki War, mostly defending
Waireka on 28 March 1860, including Paora Kūkūtai (chief of the Patukai hapū) and Paratene te Kopara (chief of Ngā Māhanga a Tairi).
Wellington
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pan-tribal Māori radio station
Te Upoko O Te Ika has been affiliated to Taranaki since 2014.
It began part-time broadcasting in 1983 and full-time broadcasting in 1987, and it is New Zealand's longest-running Māori radio station.
Radio station
Te Korimako O Taranaki is affiliated with Taranaki and other local iwi, including
Ngāti Tama,
Te Ātiawa,
Ngāi Maru,
Ngāruahine
Ngāruahine is a Māori people, Māori iwi of New Zealand located in South Taranaki, North Island.
Treaty settlement
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,
Ngāti Mutunga,
Ngāti Ruanui, and
Ngā Rauru Kiitahi. It started at the
Bell Block campus of
Taranaki Polytechnic in 1992, and moved to the
Spotswood campus in 1993.
It is available on across Taranaki.
See also
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List of Māori iwi
References
External links
Te Kāhui o Taranaki Trust website
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