Te Huhuti
Te Huhuti was a Māori people, Māori chieftainess of Ngāti Kahungunu from the Hawke’s Bay region of New Zealand and an ancestor of the Ngāti Te Whatuiāpiti hapū. She probably lived in the late 17th century. Te Huhuti’s family, Te Hika a Ruarauhanga, was locked in a multi-generational feud with her cousins Te Hika a Pāpāuma. However, Te Huhuti fell in love with Te Whatuiāpiti the leading rangatira of Te Hika a Pāpāuma, snuck away from her home, and swam across Lake Rotoatara in order to marry him. This brought the feud between the two lines to an end and is considered to be one of the great traditional Māori love stories. Life Te Huhuti was the daughter of Te Rangitaumaha and Hineiao. Through both her parents, she was a descendant of Rākei-hikuroa by his wife Ruarauhanga; Kahungunu; Tamatea, the captain of the ''Tākitimu'' canoe; and the early explorer Toi-te-huatahi, Toi. She had three sisters – Ruatiti, Manuitiatoi, and Parengenge – and four brothers – Tara ...
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Te Whatuiāpiti
Te Whatuiāpiti was a Māori people, Māori ''rangatira'' (chieftain) of Ngāti Kahungunu from the Hawke’s Bay region of New Zealand and the ancestor of the Ngāti Te Whatuiāpiti hapū. He probably lived in the late 17th century. As a member of Te Hika a Pāpāuma, Te Whatuiāpiti was locked in a multi-generational feud with his cousins in Te Hika a Ruarauhanga. As a result, in his youth he was driven out of the Hawke’s Bay region, finding sanctuary in the Wairarapa. Later, he returned and, after a conflict with a rival chief named Pokia, he established himself at Te Kauhanga (modern Haumoana) and on Lake Rotoatara (near Te Aute College, Te Aute). After further conflict, he fell in love with Te Huhuti, daughter of Te Rangitaumaha of Te Hika a Ruarauhanga, who married him and ended the feud between the two families. Their courtship is considered to be one of the great romances of Māori tradition. Life Te Whatuiāpiti was the son of Te Hikawera (I) and Hinetemoa. Through his fa ...
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