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Mohi Turei
Mohi Tūrei (1829 – 2 March 1914) was a notable New Zealand tribal leader, minister of religion, orator and composer of haka. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Porou iwi. He was the only child of Te Omanga Tūrei of Ngāti Hokupu hapū and Makere Tangikuku of Te Aitanga‐a‐Mate hapū. He was an accomplished carver including working on the Hinerupe meeting house (Wharenui) at Te Araroa, the interior carvings of Ohinewaiapu Marae. While Turei embraced Christianity, he acquired an understanding of old Maori religion and traditional learning from Pita Kapiti, a tohunga, at Te Tapere-Nui-ā-Whatonga. He spent his childhood at Te Kautuku near Rangitukia near the mouth of the Waiapu River. By 1839, a school was opened at Rangitukia, which Tueri is believed to have attended. He later attended the Waerenga-ā-hika school at the mission of the Church Missionary Society (CMS), which had been established by the Rev. William Williams in the Gisborne area. Tūeri att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangitukia
Rangitukia is a small settlement 10 kilometres south of East Cape in the northeast of New Zealand's North Island. It is near the mouth of the Waiapu River. The settlement is an important place in Ngāti Porou and the founding place for Christian missions in the Gisborne District. The Rangitukia cemetery includes the burial ground of Canon Hone Kaa and former Māori All Black George Nēpia. Marae Rangitukia has two marae, belonging to the Ngāti Porou hapū of Ngāi Tāne, Ngāti Hokopū, Ngāti Nua, Te Whānau a Hunaara, Te Whānau a Rerewa and Te Whānau a Takimoana: Hinepare Marae and Te Tairawhiti meeting house, and Ōhinewaiapu Marae and meeting house. In October 2020, the government committed $1,686,254 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade Hinepaare, Ōhinewaiapu and four other Rongowhakaata marae, creating an estimated 41 jobs. Karuwai Marae and Te Rehu ā Karuwai meeting house, north of Rangitukia at the end of a gravel road, is a meeting place for the Ngāti Porou ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diocese Of Waiapu
The Diocese of Waiapu is one of the thirteen dioceses and hui amorangi of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. The Diocese covers the area around the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand, including Tauranga, Taupo, Gisborne, Hastings and Napier. It is named for the Waiapu River. The diocese was established in 1858. The seat of the Bishop is the Waiapu Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist, Napier. William Williams was appointed the first Bishop of Waiapu. His son, Leonard Williams, and grandson, Herbert Williams, also held the position. The most recently departed Bishop of Waiapu was David Rice, who was Bishop of Waiapu from 2008–2014, and who departed to become Bishop of San Joaquin in California. Andrew Hedge is the current bishop, having been installed on St Luke's Day, 18 October 2014. Bishops * 1859–1876: William Williams * 1877–1894: Edward Stuart * 1895–1909: Leonard Williams * 1910–1914: Alfred Averill * 1914 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deacons
A deacon is a member of the diaconate, an office in Christian churches that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions. Major Christian churches, such as the Catholic Church, the Oriental Orthodox Churches, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Scandinavian Lutheran Churches, the Methodist Churches, the Anglican Communion, and the Free Church of England, view the diaconate as an order of ministry. Origin and development The word ''deacon'' is derived from the Greek word (), which is a standard ancient Greek word meaning "servant", "waiting-man", "minister", or "messenger". It is generally assumed that the office of deacon originated in the selection of seven men by the apostles, among them Stephen, to assist with the charitable work of the early church as recorded in Acts of the Apostles chapter 6. The title ''deaconess'' ( grc, διακόνισσα, diakónissa, label=none) is not found in the Bible. Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priests
A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deity, deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities. Their office or position is the 'priesthood', a term which also may apply to such persons collectively. A priest may have the duty to hear confessions periodically, give marriage counseling, provide prenuptial counseling, give spiritual direction, teach catechism, or visit those confined indoors, such as the sick in hospitals and nursing homes. Description According to the trifunctional hypothesis of prehistoric Proto-Indo-European society, priests have existed since the earliest of times and in the simplest societies, most likely as a result of Agricultural surplus#Neolithic, agricultural surplus and consequent social stratification. The necessity to read sacred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Māhia Peninsula
Māhia Peninsula (Maori: or ) is located on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island, in the Hawke's Bay region, between the towns of Wairoa and Gisborne. Rocket Lab has set up its Launch Complex 1 close to Ahuriri Point at the southern tip of the peninsula to launch its Electron rocket. Currently, it is being used as a commercial launcher of small satellites in the range of 135–235 kg, and miniature satellites called CubeSats. New Zealand's first orbital space launch took place from Launch Complex 1 on 21 January 2018. Geography The peninsula is long and wide. Its highest point is Rahuimokairoa, above sea level. The peninsula was once an island, but now a tombolo joins it to the North Island. Demographics The statistical area of Mahia, which at 472 square kilometres is larger than the peninsula and includes Nūhaka, had a population of 1,119 at the 2018 New Zealand census. This was a decrease of 153 people (−12.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 456 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hicks Bay
Wharekahika or Hicks Bay (officially Wharekahika / Hicks Bay) is a bay and coastal area in the Gisborne District of the North Island of New Zealand. It is situated 150 km east of Opotiki and 186 km north of Gisborne city, along State Highway 35 between Potaka and Te Araroa. The area is named after Zachary Hickes, second-in-command of James Cook's '' Endeavour'', which sailed along the East Cape on 31 October 1769. On 10 June 2019, the name of the bay was officially changed to Wharekahika / Hicks Bay. Demographics The population of Hicks Bay was 162 in the 2018 census, an increase of 9 from 2013. There were 75 males and 87 females. 14.8% of people identified as European/Pākehā and 96.3% as Māori. The statistical area of East Cape, which covers 991 square kilometres and also includes Te Araroa and Tikitiki, had a population of 1,389 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 30 people (-2.1%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 174 people (-11.1%) si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ihaia Te Ahu
Ihaia Te Ahu (–1895) was a notable New Zealand teacher and missionary. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Te Uri Taniwha hapū of the Ngāpuhi iwi. He was born in Ōkaihau, Northland, New Zealand. In about 1832 he attended the Kerikeri Mission Station of Church Missionary Society (CMS). In 1832 he went with the Rev. Thomas Chapman to live at the Rotorua Mission of the CMS. From about 1835 he acted as the assistant teacher with the Rev. Chapman at Rotorua and from 1845 he was taking Sunday services when Chapman was absent. He married Rangirauaka of the Ngati Riripo hapū of Te Arawa iwi on 9 May 1841; The same day Rangirauaka was baptised Katarina (Catherine) Hapimana (Chapman) by the Rev. Alfred Nesbit Brown at Tauranga, and Ihaia was baptised Ihaia (Isaiah). In September 1846, Ihaia, his wife and two children moved to Maketu, near Tauranga and in 1851 Chapman also moved to live at Maketu. In 1857 he began theological training under the Rev. Brown at the Taura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rota Waitoa
Rota Waitoa (? – 22 July 1866) was a New Zealand Anglican clergyman, of Māori descent. Waitoa identified with the Ngati Raukawa iwi. He was born in Waitoa, Waikato, New Zealand. Waitoa's ordination as deacon at St Paul's, Auckland, on 22 May 1853, was the first ordination of a Māori into the Anglican church. He was baptised Rota (Lot) on 17 October 1841 by the Rev. Octavius Hadfield at the Waikanae Mission of the Church Missionary Society (CMS). When Bishop George Selwyn visited in November 1842 Waitoa volunteered to accompany him on his journey back to the Te Waimate mission. From 1843 he attended St John’s College at Te Waimate mission and then in Auckland when Bishop Selwyn moved St John’s College to Tamaki. He became master of the junior department of the Māori boys' school and a catechist. In 1848 he was stationed at Te Kawakawa (Te Araroa), East Cape. Iharaira Te Houkamau opposed his appointment because he considered it an insult to his dignity to ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matiaha Pahewa
Matiaha Pahewa (1818–1906) was a teacher and missionary. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Porou iwi (tribe). He was born in Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand, the son of Hone Te Pahewa and Te Pakou o Hinekau. Pahewa attended the Waerenga-a-hika school at the mission of the Church Missionary Society (CMS), which had been established by the Rev. William Williams. On 4 October 1863 he was ordained as a deacon and he was assigned to the Diocese of Waiapu as the minita (minister) at Tokomaru. Tokomaru Pariha (parish) was established by Pahewa and the chief Henare Potae. It was the second Anglican parish established by the Ngati Porou. Hikurangi Pariha was established by the chief Ropata Wahawaha and Reverend Raniera Kawhia in 1860. In 1865 there were fourteen clergymen – six European and eight Māori – in the Diocese of Waiapu. The Māori were: at Tokomaru, Matiaha Pahewa; at Wairoa, Tamihana Huata; at Turanga, Hare Tawhaa; at Waiapu, Rota Waitoa, Raniera Kawhia an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henare Potae
Henare Potae (?–1895) was a New Zealand tribal leader. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Te Whanau-a-Ruataupare hapū of the Ngati Porou iwi. His pā was at Te Mawhai on the headland that forms the south head of Tokomaru Bay. In 1865 the Pai Mārire movement (commonly known as Hauhau) was active on the East Coast. Potae opposed the Hauhau and on 18 August 1865 near Tahutahu-po, where the Hauhaus had taken up a position between Tokomaru and Tolago Bay, Potae and 36 warriors fought a large body of Hauhaus at Pakura. Ropata Wahawaha and 90 Ngāti Porou warriors were close by and engaged the Hauhaus, who were decisively defeated. About 200 Hauhaus, who were driven out of Tokomaru, made their way by the middle of September 1865 to Waerenga-ā-hika, which was the Church Missionary Society (CMS) mission station that had been established by the Rev. William Williams in the Poverty Bay district. Potae went to Waerenga-ā-hika with 30 to 40 of his warriors on 28 September and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ropata Wahawaha
Ropata Wahawaha ( – 1 July 1897) was a Māori military leader and ''rangatira'' (chief) of the Ngāti Porou ''iwi'' (tribe) who rose to prominence during New Zealand's East Cape War and Te Kooti's War. Born in 1820 in the Waiapu Valley on the East Cape, he was enslaved as a boy and became known as Rāpata Wahawaha. He later obtained his freedom and as an adult, became known as Ropata. In 1865, he fought against the Pai Mārire religious movement when it expanded into the East Cape area. During the conflict, he became ''rangatira'' of Te Aowera, a ''hapū'' (subtribe) of Ngāti Porou. As a '' Kūpapa'', a Māori allied to the New Zealand Government, he fought alongside the Volunteer Force, New Zealand's militia, and led war parties against the Pai Mārire and their presence in the East Cape region was largely eliminated by mid-1866. From 1868 to 1871, he commanded Ngāti Porou war parties in the pursuit of Te Kooti, a rebel Māori leader whose religious movement, Ringatū, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
