Ngāti Tūrangitukua is a

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iwi (tribe) in

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, New Zealand. It is a hapu (sub-tribe) of the Ngāti Tūwharetoa iwi. In 1998, the iwi received an apology and $5,000,000 from the

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as settlement for claims relating to the Treaty of Waitangi.

Media

Tuwharetoa FM

Tuwharetoa FM is the official radio station of the people of Ngāti Tūwharetoa. It began at Waiariki Polytechnic in

in February 1991, was taken off air in late 1992, relaunched in 1993, and added a frequency reaching as far as Taumarunui. An off-shot station, Tahi FM, began in February 1993 but is no longer operating. Tuwharetoa FM broadcasts on in

, and in the areas of Taumarunui,

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, Whakapapa and Raetihi.

References

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