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Raukaua
''Raukaua'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Araliaceae. It has an Southern Hemisphere, austral Range (biology), distribution, being Indigenous (ecology), indigenous to southern Argentina and Chile, as well as New Zealand and the island of Tasmania.David J. Mabberley. 2008. ''Mabberley's Plant-Book'' third edition (2008). Cambridge University Press: UK. . (See ''External links'' below). ''Raukaua'' is a genus of woody plants. They vary in Habit (biology), habit: for example ''R. laetevirens'' is a small tree, while ''R. valdiviensis'' is a liana. Like most of Araliaceae, they have Leaf shape, palmately compound leaves. The leaves are Heteroblasty (botany), heteroblastic, that is, conspicuously different in Plant morphology, form from Juvenile (organism), juvenile to adult. ''R. simplex'' often produces root Sucker (botany), suckers and on these, the further the sucker is from the main shoot, the more juvenile the form of the leaves. The Māori people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngāti Raukawa
Ngāti Raukawa is a Māori iwi with traditional bases in the Waikato, Taupo and Manawatu/Horowhenua regions of New Zealand. In 2006, 29,418 Māori registered their affiliation with Ngāti Raukawa. History Early history Ngāti Raukawa recognise Raukawa, son of Tūrongo and Māhina-o-rangi, as their eponymous ancestor, who was descended from the settlers of the ''Tainui'' canoe. One of his descendants was Maniapoto, ancestor of the Ngāti Maniapoto iwi. Ngati Raukawa established their ancestral homeland in the Waikato region. In the mid-17th century, the Ngāti Raukawa ''rangatira'' Whāita, Tama-te-hura, and Wairangi conquered the section of the upper Waikato river between Putāruru and Ātiamuri in the Ngāti Raukawa–Ngāti Kahu-pungapunga War. After this war, Wairangi settled the area south of Whakamaru and his descendants, the Ngāti Wairangi, now share Mōkai marae with a number of other hapu. Whāita took the section furthest up the river, around Pōhatu-roa and hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait is a New Zealand politician and former chief executive of the Women's Refuge organisation of New Zealand. She is currently a councilor at large for the Rotorua District Council. She previously stood as a candidate for Parliament, serving briefly as deputy leader of the small Christian Heritage Party. Early life Raukawa-Tait was born in Feilding, New Zealand and raised a Catholic. She has worked in a number of jobs, both in New Zealand and in Zurich, Switzerland. In the early 1990s she was in business in Rotorua and was a member of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council for one term. Her most well-known role was as chief executive of Women's Refuge, an organisation that supports women who suffer domestic violence. She was a contentious chief executive bringing embarrassment to the organisation after attending the premiere of a strip club in central Wellington causing staff to lose faith in her judgment Political career Merepeka Raukawa-Tait was elected to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
