Te Rarawa is a

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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 ...

of Northland,

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. The iwi is one of five

Muriwhenua Muriwhenua are a group of northern Māori iwi, based in Te Hiku o te Ika, the northernmost part of New Zealand's North Island. It consists of six iwi, Ngāti Kurī, Ngāi Takoto, Te Pātū, Ngāti Kahu, Te Aupōuri and Te Rarawa, with a combined p ...

iwi of the far north of the North Island.

Rūnanga and marae

Te Rarawa has 23 foundation marae: *Korou Kore Marae, ''

Ahipara Ahipara is a town and locality in Northland, New Zealand at the southern end of Ninety Mile Beach, with the Tauroa Peninsula to the west and Herekino Forest to the east. Ahipara Bay is to the north west. Kaitaia is 14 km to the north east, ...

'', represents the hapū of Ngāti Moroki. *Mātihetihe Marae, ''

Mitimiti Mitimiti is a small settlement in Northland, New Zealand. It lies close to the Warawara Forest, between the mouths of the Whangape Harbour and Hokianga Harbour on Northland's west coast, 44 km west of Kohukohu. Mitimiti is part of the Hok ...

'', represents the hapū of Te Tao Māui and Te Hokokeha. *Morehu Marae, Ōhaki Marae and Taiao Marae, ''Whāngāpe Harbour'', represent the hapū of Te Uri o Tai. *Motutī Marae, ''Hokianga Harbour'', represents the hapū of Ngāti Te Maara, Te Kaitutae, Ngāī Tamatea, Te Waiariki, and Ngāti Muri Kāhara. *Ngāti Manawa Marae, ''

Panguru Panguru is a community in the northern Hokianga harbour, in Northland, New Zealand. The Whakarapa Stream flows from the Panguru Range in the Warawara Forest to the west, through Panguru and into the Hokianga. Demographics The SA1 statistical a ...

'', represents the hapū of Ngāti Manawa, Waiāriki and Te Kaitutae. *Ōwhata Marae, ''Ōwhata Harbour'', represents the hapū of Ngāti Torotoroa, Tahukai and Te Popoto. *Ngāi Tūpoto Marae, ''Motukaraka'', represents the hapū of Ngāi Tūpoto and Ngāti Here. *Rangikohu Marae , ''Ōwhata Harbour'', represents the hapū of Ngāti Kuri rāua ko Ngāti Wairupe and Te Aupōuri. *Roma Marae, ''Ahipara'', represents the hapū of Ngāti Waiora, Ngāti Pākahi, Te Patukirikiri, and Parewhero. *Tauteihiihi Marae and Pikipāria Marae, '' Kohukohu'', and Pāteoro Marae, ''Te Karae'', represent the hapū of Ihutai. *Te Arohanui Marae, ''Mangataipa'', represents Kohatutaka. *Te Kotahitanga Marae, ''Whāngāpe Harbour'', represents the hapū of Ngāti Haua. *Te Uri o Hina Marae and Te Rarawa Marae, ''

Pukepoto Pukepoto is a town in Northland, New Zealand. It lies south west of Kaitaia and north east of Ahipara. The Herekino Forest lies to the south east. is a cobalt blue pigment which can be found in clay rock. Demographics Pukepoto is in an SA1 s ...

'', represent the hapū of Ngāti Te Ao, Tahāwai, and Te Uri o Hina. *Waihou Marae, ''Hokianga Harbour'', represents the hapū of Ngāti Te Reinga. *Wainui Marae, ''Ahipara'', represents the hapū of Ngāti Moetonga and Te Rokekā. *Waiparera Marae, ''Rangi Point'', represents the hapū of Patutoka. *Waipuna Marae, ''Panguru'', represents the hapū of Te Kaitutae and Waiāriki. *Whakamaharatanga Marae, ''Manukau district'', represents the hapū of Ngāti Hine and Patupīnaki. Each marae elects a representative who acts on their behalf on the Rūnanga. The main role of the Rūnanga is to receive, hold, manage, and administer funds for the benefit of all iwi members, to ensure communication between all marae and the Rūnanga, and to hold the CEO accountable

Media

Te Reo Irirangi o Te Hiku o Te Ika, an iwi radio station, serves Te Rarawa and other Muriwhenua tribes of the Far North. It broadcasts a main station on , an

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station Sunshine FM on and a youth-oriented station Tai FM.

Notable people

* Hector Busby, navigator and '' waka'' (canoe or ship) builder * Dame Whina Cooper, woman of mana, '' kuia'', teacher, storekeeper and community leader *Dr Jenny Te Paa Daniel, public theologian and the first lay woman appointed to head an Anglican theological college in the Anglican Communion *

Makarena Dudley Makarena Diana Dudley, also known as Margaret Dudley, is a New Zealand clinical psychologist, neuropsychologist and academic, specialising in neuropsychology, dementia and Māori health psychology research. She is currently one of the co-directo ...

, psychologist, lecturer at the

University of Auckland , mottoeng = By natural ability and hard work , established = 1883; years ago , endowment = NZD $293 million (31 December 2021) , budget = NZD $1.281 billion (31 December 2021) , chancellor = Cecilia Tarrant , vice_chancellor = Dawn F ...

and dementia researcher *

Ralph Hotere Hone Papita Raukura "Ralph" Hotere (11 August 1931 – 24 February 2013) was a New Zealand artist. He was born in Mitimiti, Northland and is widely regarded as one of New Zealand's most important artists. In 1994 he was awarded an honorary do ...

, artist from Mitimiti *

Josh Ioane Joshua R. Ioane (born 11 July 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for Otago in the Mitre 10 Cup and the in Super Rugby. His position of choice is fly-half. Early life Born in Auckland. Ioane moved to Otago for university, afte ...

, rugby player for

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, and Highlanders *

Māmari Stephens Māmari Stephens (born 1970) is a law academic best known for her work creating ''He Papakupu Reo Ture: A Dictionary of Māori Legal Terms'', a Māori-English a bi-lingual dictionary of legal terms. She identifies as being of Te Rarawa and Ngāt ...

, Senior Lecturer at the

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, compiled the first Māori legal dictionary *

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, Māori suffragist *

Anaru Iehu Ngawaka Anaru Iehu Ngawaka (1872–1964) was a New Zealand Te Rarawa leader and Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the Englis ...

, leader and Anglican clergyman *

Ngahuia Piripi Ngahuia Piripi is a New Zealand television actress. Piripi plays Esther Samuels on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''. Biography Piripi was born in Auckland to Poto Stephens-Dunn and Haami Piripi; she was raised by her mother. She ...

, television and film actress * Dr

Papaarangi Mary-Jane Reid Papaarangi Mary-Jane Reid (born 1954) is a New Zealand public health academic and, , is a full professor at the University of Auckland. Academic career After medical degrees at the University of Auckland, Reid joined, rising to full professor. ...

, Professor and Head of Department of Maori Health at the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at the

* Haimona "Simon" Snowden, respected

kaumātua A kaumātua is a respected tribal elder of either sex in a Māori community who has been involved with their whānau for a number of years. They are appointed by their people who believe the chosen elders have the capacity to teach and guide both ...

, orator and ''waiata'' composer *

Ngāwini Yates Ngāwini Yates (1852–1853 – 19 July 1910) was a part-Māori New Zealander, who was a storekeeper, farmer and businesswoman in the Northland Peninsula, far north of New Zealand in the later part of the 19th century. Early life Ngāwini Yat ...

, a storekeeper, businesswoman and farmer in the later part of the 19th century

References

External links

Te Rarawa website
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